TTLV: Power competition between China and the United States in the South China 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 No. 3683/2015/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, recognizing postgraduate students.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis title:The power struggle 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 supervisor:Dr. Tran Bach Hieu

10. Summarize the new findings of the thesis.

- This thesis presents the changes in the domestic and international political environment of the two main actors, China and the United States, aiming to understand the pressures and motivations behind the general changes in the foreign policy of these two superpowers. From there, it analyzes their national interests and approaches to the South China Sea issue; thereby revealing the true and underlying causes of the power struggle between these two superpowers.

- The thesis highlights the differences in approaches to the issue and interests of each side in the South China Sea. It emphasizes the typical nature of the competition between China and the United States in the South China Sea within international relations, representing a different direction that world politics can take: traditional and alternative.

11. Practical applications

- This thesis can be used to assess and forecast the situation in the South China Sea, providing a more objective and logical perspective.

- This thesis can be used as a research document on Sino-American competition and international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

12. Future research directions

This analysis examines the evolving approaches of the United States and China to the South China Sea issue, in the context of constantly changing international and domestic circumstances.

13. Published works related to the thesis

13.1. Tran Bach Hieu, Nguyen Van Trung (2016), “Does foreign policy influence the race for 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 One Year After 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 landscape of 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.