Q. ‘Gulf of Tonkin Incident’, recently seen in the news, is related to which one of the following?
Answer:
Vietnam War
Notes: China has officially revealed new territorial claims in the northern Gulf of Tonkin, a shared area with Vietnam. The crescent-shaped Gulf, located in the South China Sea, borders Vietnam's northwestern coast, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island. Known as "Beibu Gulf" in Chinese and "Bac Bo Gulf" in Vietnamese, it connects with the South China Sea and Hainan Strait. Notably, the Gulf of Tonkin gained historical significance due to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident during the Vietnam War.