(English version) Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea on 15 May 1996

Country: China

Scope: National

Document Language: English

This legal article consists of the baselines of its territorial sea adjacent to its mainland and adjacent to the Xisha (Paracel) Islands, the latter is disputed territory between Vietnam and China. The baselines of both are composed of basepoints listed accordingly in the document.

Document:  Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea 15 May 1996 (English version, adopted from the United Nation database).