TTLV: Power competition between China and the United States in the East Sea from 2009 to 2016

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Van Trung              

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: September 28, 1993

4. Place of birth: Quang Ninh

5. Decision on recognition of graduate students No. 3683/2015/QD-XHNV, dated December 31, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic name:Power Competition Between China and the United States in the South China Sea from 2009 to 2016

8. Major: Political Science Code: 60.31.02.01

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Tran Bach Hieu

10. Summary of new results of the thesis

- The thesis has presented the changes in the domestic and international political environment of the two main subjects, China and the United States, in order to see the pressures and motivations for the change in the general foreign policy of these two powers. From there, analyze the national interests, their approaches to the East Sea issue; thereby seeing the real and deep-rooted causes in the power competition between these two powers.

- The thesis shows the differences in the approaches to the problem and the interests of each side in the East Sea. The thesis highlights the typicality of the competition between China and the United States in the East Sea in international relations, that is, each side represents each direction that world politics can move towards: traditional and alternative.

11. Practical application

- The thesis can be used to assess and forecast the situation in the East Sea, to provide a more objective and logical view.

- The thesis can be used as a research document on Sino-US competition, international relations in Asia-Pacific.

12. Further research directions

Analyze changes in the approach to the East Sea issue of the United States and China, in the context of ever-changing international and internal situations.

13. Published works related to the thesis

13.1. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “Does foreign policy affect the race to the White House?” Foreign Affairs Magazine, No. 5/2016 (79), pp.43-48.

13.2. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “ASEAN Community facing challenges from the rise of China”, Proceedings of the International Conference “ASEAN Community after one year of formation”, KAS Vietnam Institute and University of Social Sciences and Humanities, September 2016, pp.162-170.

13.3. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “The collapse of the post-Cold War geopolitical model”, Foreign Affairs Magazine, No. 12/2016 (86), pp.38-43.

13.4. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “China in the political situation in East Asia from 2009 to early 2016”, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 2, No. 6, 2016, pp. 724-737.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full Name: Nguyen Van Trung 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: September 28, 1993 4. Place of birth: Quang Ninh

5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD-XHNV, dated December 31th, 2015 by Director of VNU, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Power competition between China and the United States in the South China Sea[1]from 2009 to 2016.

8. Major: Political Science Code: 60.31.02.01

9. Supervisor: Dr. Tran Bach Hieu

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis

- The thesis presents the changes in the domestic and international political environment of two main actors, China and the United States, in order to see the pressures and motives for the change in foreign policy of these two powers. Thereby analyzing the national interests, their approach to the South China Sea issue; It reveals the true and profound cause of the power struggle between the two powers.

- The thesis shows differences in approaching issues and interests of each side in the South China Sea. The thesis highlights the typicality of China-US competition in the South China Sea in international relations, each representing for each of the directions that world politics can address: traditional and alternative.

11. Practical applicability

- The thesis can be used to assess and forecast the situation in the South China Sea, to provide a more objective and logical view.

- Thesis may be used as a research paper on Sino-US competition, international relations in Asia-Pacific.

12. Future research directions, if any

Changes in the US and China's approach to competition in the South China Sea, in the context of international and internal developments, are always changing.

13. Thesis-related publications

13.1. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “Foreign policy influences the race for the White House?” Journal of Foreign Affairs, No. May 2016 (79), pp.43-48.

13.2. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “ASEAN Community ahead of challenge from the rise of China”, Proceedings of the International Conference “SEAN Community after one year of establishment,” Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung & University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, September 2016.

13.3. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “The collapse of the post-Cold War geopolitical model”, Journal of Foreign Affairs, No. December 2016 (86), pp.38-43.

13.4. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “China in the political complexion of the East Asian from 2009 to early 2016”, VNU-Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 2, It. 6, 2016, pp.724-737.