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SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)
M.Z.N. 7. 1996. LOS of 5 July 1996: Deposit of lists of geographical coordinates as contained in the Declaration on the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the People's Republic of China of 15 May 1996

 

M.Z.N. 51. 2004. LOS of 17 September 2004: Deposit of the list of geographical coordinates of points (geodetic system ITRF-96), as specified in the Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the Delimitation of the Territorial Sea, the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf in Beibu Bay of 25 December 2000

 

M.Z.N. 89. 2012. LOS of 21 September 2012: Deposit of a chart and of a list of geographical coordinates as contained in the Statement of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of Diaoyu Dao and its Affiliated Islands

 M.Z.N. 163. 2024. LOS of 12 March 2024: Deposit of a chart showing straight baselines and outer limits of the territorial sea, and lists of geographical coordinates of points, as contained in the Statement of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Baselines of the Territorial Sea Adjacent to the North Part of the Beibu Gulf

 M.Z.N. 165. 2024. LOS of 4 December 2024: Deposit of a chart showing straight baselines and outer limits of the territorial sea, and lists of geographical coordinates of points, as contained in The Chart of Baselines of Territorial Sea of Huangyan Dao (Minzhu Jiao) of the People's Republic of China

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points
Communication from the Government of Japan dated 24 September 2012 English | French

CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED
Preliminary information indicative of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in accordance with SPLOS/183

Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in part of the East China Sea made on 14 December 2012

OTHER INFORMATION

Legislation
Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of 25 February 1992
Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea, 15 May 1996
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Act of 26 June 1998 and Order by the Chairman of the People's Republic of China No. 6

Piracy

CAP 200 Crimes Ordinance
CAP 200A Suppression of Piracy Regulations

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Viet Nam
Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the delimitation of the territorial seas, the exclusive economic zones and continental shelves in Beibu Bay/Bac Bo Gulf (List of Geographical Coordinates of Points), 25 December 2000 (entry into force: 30 June 2004; registration #: 41860; registration date: 12 October 2005; link to UNTS) (see alsoLaw of the Sea BulletinNo. 56, p. 137)

Additional relevant material

Viet Nam: Letter dated 7 May 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/870

China: Letter dated 22 May 2014 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/887

Viet Nam: Letter dated 28 May 2014 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/897

Viet Nam: Letter dated 6 June 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/906

China: Letter dated 9 June 2014 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/907

Viet Nam: Letter dated 3 July 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/942

Viet Nam: Letter dated 3 July 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/943

China: Letter dated 24 July 2014 From The Permanent Representative Of China to The UN addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/956

Viet Nam: Letter dated 22 August 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/68/980

Philippines: Letter dated 19 September 2014 from the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/69/401

China: Letter dated 7 October 2014 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/69/429

Viet Nam: Letter dated 19 November 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/69/600

China: Letter dated 8 December 2014 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/69/645

Viet Nam: Letter dated 19 February 2016 From The Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to The United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/70/748

China: Letter dated 3 March 2016 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/70/774

Viet Nam: Letter dated 18 March 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/70/795

Viet Nam: Letter dated 13 June 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/70/944

China: Letter dated 17 June 2016 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/70/960

Viet Nam: Letter dated 29 September 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/72/389

China: Letter dated 25 October 2017 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/72/552

Viet Nam: Letter dated 26 December 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/72/692

China: Letter dated 2 April 2018 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/72/818

United States of America: Letter dated 1 June 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/74/874-S/2020/483

China: Letter dated 9 June 2020 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/74/886

United States of America: Letter dated 5 December 2024 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/79/674

 
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