Dear Jesper:
There had been numerous problems,
including military incursions beginning in 1974 and a 1979 border war, along the
China-Vietnam land boundary, despite the earlier demarcation. Presumably,
the earlier markers from the French colonial period were spaced to widely or
some may have been removed or shifted. According to the new 1999
treaty,
"Article VI.
"1. Both sides agreed to sign an agreement
to establish a joint committee for border delimitation and demarcation to be
termed hereafter the Vietnam-China Joint Committee for Border Delineation and
Border-marker Placement. The Committee is charged with the tasks of
delimiting the Vietnam-China boundary as stipulated in Article II of this
Treaty, fixing the delineation, and erecting boundary markers. The
committee will delimit accurate boundaries on mountain ridges, in territorial
waters, along median lines of watercourses or main watercourses, along median
lines of channels, and in other sections of the boundary. It also has the
duty to clearly describe the form of sandbanks and stretches of land on rivers
and streams along the boundary, erect border markers, and draft a protocol on
the land boundary between the two countries, establish files on the details of
boundary markers, draw detailed maps giving the direction of the boundary and
position of border markers, while resolving outstanding problems arising from
these tasks.
"2. Immediately after the protocol on the land boundary
between the two countries, mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article, comes into
effect, it becomes an integral part of this Treaty. The border
delimitation maps attached to the protocol will replace previously detailed maps
attached to this Treaty.
"3. The Joint Committee for Border Delineation
and Border-marker Placement will start its work immediately after this Treaty
comes into effect. It will cease operation after the signing of the
protocol on the land boundary between the two countries, with delimitation maps
attached." (unofficial translation)
I imagine that the boundary markers
will be densified (ugly word, but correct usage in English). Boundary
markers need to be maintained and occasionally replaced. Often disputes
arise on demarcated boundaries--the Taba dispute between Egypt and Israel being
a famous example. China and Vietnam are just another
example.
Regards,
Dan
Daniel
J. Dzurek, President
International Boundary Consultants
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 4:55 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re:
China-Vietnam
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com,
"Jesper Nielsen"
<jesniel@i...>
wrote:
> News stories:
>
http://www.mofa.gov.vn:8080/Web%20server/LDBNG.nsf/0/6792
88824bc1bd1fc7256bf
>
7000a1bc5?OpenDocument
>
> http://www.nhandan.org.vn/english/20030113/bai-news1.html
>
> All saying they are starting to demarcate their border (The treaty
was
> signed on 30 December 1999 and entered into force on 6 July
2000)
>
> but according to the Boundary Study from 1964 the
border is
demarcated.
>
> Anybody knows what is going
on?
>
> Jesper
yes this is a typical but very thorough
secondary monumentation
filling in gaps
& nailing down any
remaining minor loose ends
& replacing or repairing any old markers
that need it
supposedly complete demarcations are never really
complete
the cnvn border is very complicated
& had until now
only 1 monument every 2 or 3 miles
on the average
with many much bigger
gaps in rugged & remote areas
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