China declared its
baselines for its maritime territory on 15 May 1996.
The baselines were for the Chinese mainland and also for the
Paracel (Xisha) Islands.
The baselines for the mainland consist of a series of straight lines linking 49 basepoints situated on the outer edge along and outer islands off the coast of China. For the Paracel Islands, the baselines consist of a series of straight lines linking 28 basepoints located on the outer islands of the group.
Baselines legislation and principles
The 1996 declaration of China's baselines is based on its law on its
territorial sea
The term territorial waters is sometimes used informally to refer to any area of water over which a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and poten ...
and the
contiguous zone which was adopted on 25 February 1992.
Dongyin
Dongyin Township (Tungyin) (; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng) is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The islands are in the East China Sea off th ...
, Dongsha,
Wuqiuyu and
Dongdingdao etc. are part of the
Republic of China's (Taiwan)
Lienchiang County
The Matsu Islands ( or , ; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤), officially Lienchiang County (, ; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China ( ...
and
Kinmen County.
Basepoints
Mainland
Paracel Islands
See also
{{Portal, China, Taiwan
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Nine-dash line
References