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Zhenbao Island

Zhenbao Island proper noun: an island of Zhenbaodao, Hulin, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.

zhenbao island: an island of Zhenbaodao, Hulin, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China
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Proper noun

Zhenbao Island

  1. An island of Zhenbaodao, Hulin, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
    • In Beijing’s view, in the absence of an explicit treaty provision, the central line of the main channel—the Thalweg principle—provided a legal basis for delimiting the boundary in the two rivers. On this basis, Beijing claimed that 600 of the rivers’ 700 islands—including Zhenbao Island on the...1980, Melvin Gurton, Byong-Moo Hwang, China under Threat: The Politics of Strategy and Diplomacy, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 210
    • Later, in the 1980s, western scholars found that, notwithstanding the substantial Soviet military buildup near the Chinese borders in the late 1960s, it was Beijing that initiated the clash on Zhenbao (Damanski) Island. Peter Zwick has argued that the Soviets were in a generally reactive mode...2005, Vitaly Kozyrev, “Soviet Policy Toward the United States and China, 1969-1979”, in William C. Kirby, Robert S. Ross, Gong Li, editors, Normalization of U.S.-China Relations: An International...

Examples of Zhenbao Island in a sentence

  • On this basis, Beijing claimed that 600 of the rivers’ 700 islands—including Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River, just 180 miles southwest of an important Soviet city, Khabarovsk—belonged to the P.R.C.1980, Melvin Gurton, Byong-Moo Hwang, China under Threat: The Politics of Strategy and Diplomacy, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN...
  • In January 1969, Chinese and Soviet soldiers fought around Zhenbao Island in the Ussuri River.2005, Michael P. Colaresi, “Climbing the Wall: The Sino-American Rivalry”, in Scare Tactics: The Politics of International Rivalry...
  • In mid-1969, both countries fought a brief border war over Zhenbao Island [13], along the Ussuri River halfway between Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, killing dozens of conscripts on either side.2012 February 21, Frank Jacobs, “Manchurian Trivia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2022...
  • Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2016 shows the scenery of the Zhenbao Island wetland in Hulin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.2016 September 29, “Scenery of Zhenbao Island wetland in Heilongjiang(1/6)”, in Li Yan, editor, China News Service, archived from the...

Synonyms of Zhenbao Island

Forms of Zhenbao Island

alternative formChen Pao Island

Origin of Zhenbao Island

Partial calque from Mandarin 珍寶島/珍宝岛 (Zhēnbǎo Dǎo, literally “treasure (Zhenbao) island”)

Questions about Zhenbao Island

What does Zhenbao Island mean?
Zhenbao Island means an island of Zhenbaodao, Hulin, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
How do you use Zhenbao Island in a sentence?
On this basis, Beijing claimed that 600 of the rivers’ 700 islands—including Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River, just 180 miles southwest of an important Soviet city, Khabarovsk—belonged to the P.R.C.
What part of speech is Zhenbao Island?
Zhenbao Island is a proper noun.

Words near Zhenbao Island in the dictionary

  1. Zhemgang
  2. zhen
  3. Zhen'an
  4. Zhenba
  5. Zhenbao
  6. Zhenbao Island
  7. Zhenbeipu
  8. Zhenfeng
  9. zheng
  10. Zhengning
  11. zhengs

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