or not?
a Chinese man had forgotten a present for his girlfriend, so to make amends he bought her a part of the ocean, located off the coast
of Shandong province, near Cheniushan Island, the stretch of ocean
previously belonged to to a fish farming company and was acquired by the
woman’s boyfriend via online auction, the man, surnamed Zhang, reportedly
paid 682,662 yuan (around $99,000) for it and offered it to his girlfriend
as a way to make amends for not buying her a gift on May 20, She apparently
received the usage rights to 210 hectares of open ocean, local media in
China’s Shandong province published screenshots from popular social app
WeChat that appeared to show the woman telling her friends that her boyfriend
had surprised her by buying her “part of the sea” after she complained to him
about forgetting about her May 20 gift. She even shared a screenshot of the
auction page that shows both the winning bid price as well as a map location
and pictures of the ocean area, Beijing-based lawyer Zhang Xinnian told Chinese
publication The Paper that Zhang’s bid is legitimate, according to Chinese law,
“Property law states that territorial waters belong to the country and cannot
be sold or bought. However, the country also protects usage rights that are
acquired legally,” the lawyer said. “According to China’s law on sea area
use, organizations and individuals can apply for sea usage rights with the
marine affairs administrative department.” so was his gesture romantic or not? I am only making these few posts to day as we are out for a day by the sea.
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