Meaning of Bạch Long Vĩ | Babel Free

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1. An island district in Hải Phòng, Vietnam.
2. An island of Bạch Long Vĩ, Hải Phòng, Vietnam, in the Gulf of Tonkin.

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“Bach Long Vi, the Vietnamese-held island in the gulf, was given no consideration in the demarcation, and with the exception of a small sector surrounding Vietnamese offshore islands in the northern end of the gulf, Vietnamese claims were rejected.”

“The first approach mentioned above is certainly the one most preferred by Vietnam, because if it were applied, Bach Long Vi Island would extend the line of equidistance in Vietnam’s favor and would allocate an additional 1,700nm² of maritime zone to Vietnam.[…] Bach Long Vi Island (Bai Long Wei Island) 50, 84”

“Logically, Vietnam took the position that Bach Long Vi Island should be fully included in any agreement on how to divide the Gulf. On the other hand, China had an interest in minimizing the impact that the island would have on any agreed delimitation. This could be done by either arguing that Bach Long Vi was not an island in accordance with the provisions of UNCLOS or by arguing that its impact should be minimized and possibly even be disregarded.¹⁷ For China to argue that it was only a “rock” and so was incapable of generating EEZ and continental shelf claims would have been counterproductive, as China had earlier controlled the island and had claimed that the island was inhabited before it was handed-over to Vietnam in the late 1950s.¹⁸ An analysis of the agreed boundary line show that Bach Long Vi was given only a reduced effect on the course of the delimitation process. Bach Long Vi was eventually given rights over 15 nm from the island. In terms of division of the whole Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam obtained 53.23 percent while China obtained 46.77 percent.¹⁹”

“The Airbus-manufactured Casa-212 aircraft crashed near Bach Long Vi island in the Gulf of Tonkin on June 16 while searching for a fighter jet that went down two days earlier on a training flight.”

“Bach Long Vi is Vietnam’s farthest offshore island in Tonkin Gulf which is 140 km from the land, covers 2.5km² during tidal waves and 4km² during tidal withdrawal. For the time being, the number of dwellers on the island is 700 people, mostly making a living from fishing.”

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