1. Student's full name: Nguyen Trung Uy 2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: April 14, 1985
4. Place of birth: Thai Binh
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 3014/2019/QD-XHNV dated July 30, 2019 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic: China's policy towards ASEAN in the field of political security in the period 2012 - 2020.
8. Major: International Relations; Code: 8310601.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Pham Hoang Tu Linh, Academy of Educational Management
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis focuses on clarifying issues related to China's policy towards ASEAN in the field of political security in the period of 2012-2020, specifically: (1) Clarifying the basis for China's policy making towards ASEAN in the field of political security; (2) Analyzing the content, process and results of implementing China's policy towards ASEAN in the field of political security; (3) Assessing the impact of implementing China's policy towards ASEAN in the field of political security, thereby making recommendations for Vietnam. According to China's Comprehensive Security Strategy, political security is the foundation of China's national security, and is the top priority among other security areas that China has identified. Along with that, China is identifying the ultimate goal of the nation in building socialism with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. China's policy towards ASEAN in the political security field is to turn ASEAN into a buffer zone of China, push the influence of the United States out of the region, and become a launching pad to show off China's power in the world. Peaceful evolution remains a threat to the Chinese Communist Party as it believes that hostile forces are plotting to overthrow the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party by waging an ideological war. By spreading China's own values to ASEAN, China can prevent the influence of Western ideology. In addition, China wants to turn ASEAN into a launching pad that will help promote China's ambition to become a world superpower, while also consolidating the power of the Communist Party by proving that the Communist Party is the only right choice for China. In many aspects, China has been successful in implementing its policy towards ASEAN during the 2012-2020 period, as evidenced by its growing influence in ASEAN while the US is still struggling with its Indo-Pacific strategy with limited achievements. However, the risks from China’s relationship with ASEAN in the political security field still exist. ASEAN’s confidence in China’s growing power is being shaken, forcing the bloc to carefully consider the areas of cooperation with China to avoid harming ASEAN’s strategic interests.
11. Practical applicability: Clarifying China's policy towards ASEAN in the field of political security can provide orientation and recommendations for Vietnam in promoting cooperation with China and other countries. In addition, the topic can help clarify research on competition in US-China relations.
12. Further research directions: None
13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Trung Uy 2. Sex: Male
3. Date of Birth: April 14, 1985
4. Place of Birth: Thai Binh
5. Admission Decision number: 3014/2019/QD-XHNV dated on July 30, 2019 by the Principle of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6. Changes in academic process: None.
7. Official thesis title: China's policy towards ASEAN in the area of political security in the period of 2012 - 2020.
8. Major: International Relations; Code: 8310601.01
9. Supervisor: Dr. Pham Hoang Tu Linh, Education Management Academy
10. Summary of the thesis's findings:
The thesis focuses on clarifying issues relating to China's policy towards ASEAN in the area of political security: (1) stating the founding basis of the policy; (2) Analyzing content, implementation process and results of its realization; (3) Assessing the effects of the China implementing its policy towards ASEAN in the area of political security and providing policy recommendations for Vietnam. According to China's Total Security, political security is the foundation of China's National Security, which puts it on top of other areas of security that China has identified. With that, China is binding together the national ultimate goal in building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and China Communist Party's leadership. China's policy towards ASEAN in the area of political security, therefore, aims to make ASEAN a buffer zone where the US influences are pushed away from its border and a launching pad to project its power to the world. Peaceful evolution is still a threat to China Communist Party as it claims that hostile forces are trying to topple its leadership by waging a war in the realm of ideology. By spreading China's own values to ASEAN, China can keep western ideology's influence away from the country. Also, turning ASEAN into a launching pad will help boost China's ambition to become a world super power will also consolidate the Communist Party's power as it proves that the Party is the chosen one and the only right choice there is for China. In the period of 2012-2020, China has been, in many ways, successful in implementing the policy towards ASEAN, which can be demonstrated by its growing influence in ASEAN while the US is still struggling with its Indo-pacific strategy with limited achievements. However, risks that come from China's relations with ASEAN for its political security remain. ASEAN's trust to China's growing power is on shaking ground, which makes the block thoroughly choose areas of co-operations with China as to avoid undermining ASEAN's strategic interests.
11. Practical applications: Understanding China's policy towards ASEAN in the area of political security might suggest implications and practical recommendations for Vietnam in shaping its relations with China and other ASEAN countries. Furthermore, the thesis might help possible researches on the US-China competitions.
12. Further research directions, if any: None.
13. Thesis-related publications: None.
