Subject: Re: cnkpru again<br/>
Date: Dec 31, 2001 @ 19:33<br/>
Author: ps1966nl (&quot;ps1966nl&quot; &lt;smaardijk@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-614408158">From <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://asiapacific.narod.ru/countries/koreas/border_regulation.htm">http://asiapacific.narod.ru/countries/koreas/border_regulation.htm</a> :<br/>
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&quot;The search for the point where the state boundaries of Russia, the <br/>
People&#39;s Democratic Republic of Korea, and China meet, is delayed. <br/>
The four rounds of tripartite talks, held in 1993-1996, haven&#39;t lead <br/>
to a result. The special aspect of the problem is that we&#39;re not <br/>
dealing with an ordinary tripoint here, since the Russian-Korean and <br/>
Korean-Chinese boundaries in the Tumannaja river are based on <br/>
different principles: the first one runs through the middle of the <br/>
river and has the shape of a line, but the second one (and this is <br/>
unique in the world) runs the whole width of the river and therefore <br/>
has the shape of a band. It is also not easy to establish the centre <br/>
line of the river (on this line the tripoint should be situated), <br/>
because the river changes its width depending on the season and the <br/>
weather. In this respect it is necessary that in the tripartite talks <br/>
is established a single understanding that the width of the river is <br/>
that which is in accordance with the situation of the river during <br/>
one period of measurement, i.e. during mean stable water levels. This <br/>
is a widely accepted international rule of defining state boundaries <br/>
in a river that is not suitable for navigation. This means that even <br/>
when the water level is low, the tripoint (or - and this is the same <br/>
point - the starting point of the Russian-Korean boundary) should be <br/>
located on the water surface of the river, and never on dry land. It <br/>
turned out that it is still difficult to come to such a unanimous <br/>
understanding.&quot;<br/>
<br/>
Does this mean that the Tumannaja/Tumangan river forms a cnkp <br/>
condominium? Of course, not knowing the documents, I can only guess.<br/>
<br/>
Peter S.</div>