History of Fushuizhou Island

1887, the Qing government and France signed the "Sino-French Continuation Special Article", which divided the Beibu Gulf islands with the east longitude 108 degrees 3 minutes 13 seconds as the maritime boundary, and Bailongwei Island was owned by the French side.

In the 1920s, a sweet water source was discovered on the island, and a fishing village was developed on this basis, named "Fushuizhou" (the present Vietnamese name "Fushuizhou" is transliteration).

In 1930s, French colonialists sent a team of 12 people to occupy the island, and set up post stations and management systems on the island.

1943, the Japanese army sent people to rule the island.

1946 After the defeat of Japan, the French colonists resumed their rule over the island.

1949, the remnants of the Kuomintang fled to this island.

1In May, 954, the French army was defeated in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, forcing France to sign a peace restoration agreement in zhina on July 20th, 954, and the French army withdrew from North Vietnam, including Bailongwei Island. The two sides divide the military demarcation line by the line of north latitude 17.

1In July, 955, the China People's Liberation Army liberated the island and established a management organization.

1957 in March, the China government handed over the island to the North Vietnamese government.

1992, the Vietnamese government set aside Bai Rowen Island and established Bai Rowen Island County, which belongs to Haiphong City.

1In March 1993, Vietnam resettled some young volunteers and fishermen to settle on the island. 200 1, the demarcation of the Beibu Gulf between China and Vietnam was completed; In 2004, the Sino-Vietnamese Beibu Gulf Delimitation Agreement formally confirmed Vietnam's sovereignty over Fushuizhou Island. After Vietnam's conscious development and immigration since the 1990s, the number of residents on the island has recovered to several hundred.

Note: There are two white dragon tails in Beibu Gulf. Bailongwei, which was leased to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, was located in Fangchenggang, Guangxi, and was recovered during the Sino-Vietnamese border war.