The implementation of Vietnam-China land border treaty : bilateral and regional implications

In 1991, Vietnam and China normalized their relations, ending more than a decade of hostilities that culminated in the 1979 brief but devastating border war. Eight years later, the two states successfully negotiated and concluded their land border treaty (30 December 1999). Though there was some s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Do, Thi Thuy
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92125
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6095
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Summary:In 1991, Vietnam and China normalized their relations, ending more than a decade of hostilities that culminated in the 1979 brief but devastating border war. Eight years later, the two states successfully negotiated and concluded their land border treaty (30 December 1999). Though there was some scepticism about its fairness when the treaty was introduced to the public, most people would deem it a major landmark event in the bilateral relations given such long and complicated history between the two countries.