| 词条 | Gulf of Tonkin |
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|pic=Gulf of Tonkin location.gif |s=1. 东京湾 2. 北部湾 |t=1. 東京灣 2. 北部灣 |p=1. Dōngjīng Wān 2. Běibù Wān |j=1. Dung1 ging1 waan1 2. Bak1 bou6 waan1 |hain=1. Tang-kiann oân 2. Pak-pōe oân |l=1. Gulf of Tonkin 2. Gulf of the northern part |vie=1. Vịnh Bắc Bộ 2. Vịnh Bắc Phần 3. Vịnh Bắc Việt |chunom=1. 泳北部 2. 泳北分 3. 泳北越 }} The Gulf of Tonkin ({{lang-vi|Vịnh Bắc Bộ}}, {{zh|s=北部湾|t=北部灣}}; formerly known as {{Lang|zh-hans|东京湾}}/{{Lang|zh-hant|東京灣}} during ROC period) is a body of water located off the coast of northern Vietnam and southern China. It is a northern arm of the South China Sea. The Gulf is defined in the west by the northern coastline of Vietnam, in the north by China's Guangxi province, and to the east by China's Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island. EtymologyThe bay's Vietnamese and Chinese names – {{lang|vi|Vịnh Bắc Bộ}} and {{lang|zh-Latn|Běibù Wān}}, respectively – both mean "Northern Bay". The name Tonkin, written "{{lang|zh-hant|東京}}" in Hán-Nôm characters and {{lang|vi|Đông Kinh}} in the Vietnamese alphabet, means "eastern capital", and is the former toponym for Hanoi, the present capital of Vietnam. It should not to be confused with Tokyo, which is also written "{{lang|ja|東京}}" and also means "eastern capital". During Vietnam's French colonial era, the northern region was called Tonkin. 1964 incident{{main|Gulf of Tonkin incident}}On 2 August 1964, United States President Lyndon B. Johnson claimed that North Vietnamese forces had twice attacked American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.[1] Known today as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, this event spawned the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 7 August 1964, ultimately leading to open war between North Vietnam and the United States. It furthermore foreshadowed the major escalation of the Vietnam War in South Vietnam, which began with the landing of US regular combat troops at Da Nang in 1965. See also
References1. ^"LBJ tape 'confirms Vietnam war error'." Martin Fletcher. The Times. 7 November 2001. External links{{commons category|Gulf of Tonkin}}
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