MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Minh Ly
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: December 6, 1976
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2415/2015/QD-XHNV, October 13, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic name:Thailand's response to the rise of China from 2001 to 2016.
8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thu My- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis focuses on studying the planning basis, policy content and solutions that Thailand has implemented to adapt to the rise of China in order to benefit from and limit the negative impacts of a rising China on their security and development. Factors shaping Thailand's policy towards the rise of China; Thailand's policy towards the rise of China: Content, solutions and implementation process; comments on Thailand's policy towards the rise of China.
There have been many studies on the bilateral and multilateral relations between Thailand and China and vice versa. However, most of these studies are of a documentary nature and contain commentary on the relationship between the two countries in specific aspects. Very few studies have delved into Thailand’s policies towards China during the period under study.
11. Practical application:
As a southern neighbor of China, Vietnam has been and is being directly and most strongly affected by China's rise. Over the years, our Party and State have actively sought necessary policies to adapt to China's rise. Compared to Thailand, our country's policy planning in the face of China's rise is more complicated. Because, between Vietnam and China there is a sovereignty dispute in the East Sea; between Vietnam and China there are common ideological interests.
However, the initial successes of the Thai people in responding to the rise of China are also worth Vietnam's reference in the process of policy making and relations with China in the coming time.
12. Further research directions:
The rise of China has had a strong impact on the security and development of the world. With that rise, the unipolar world order led by the US, which has existed since the end of the Cold War, is being seriously challenged. The center of world power has been and continues to shift from the Euro-Atlantic to the Asia-Pacific.
ASEAN member countries and Thailand have made efforts to find countermeasures to turn China's rise into development opportunities for their countries and limit the negative impacts from that rise. Research on Thailand's countermeasures remains an interesting and topical research topic.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
- Article: Thailand's response to the rise of China, Foreign Information Magazine No. 160, July 2017.
- Article: Some Features of Thailand - China Relations, Foreign Affairs Magazine, No. 94, August 2017.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Minh Ly 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: December 6, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 2415/2015/QD-XHNV Dated October 13, 2015, of the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Thailand's foreign policy towards China's rise from 2001 to 2016
8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Supervisors: ASSoc. Pros. Dr. Nguyen Thu My, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis focuses on the formulation basis and content of the foreign policy as well as the solutions that Thailand has implemented to adapt to the rise of China to benefit and limit negative implications from a rising China for their security and development. Factors contributing to Thailand's foreign policy in regards of the rise of China: content, solution and implementation; Assessment of Thailand's foreign policy in regards of China's rise.
There are a large number of researches on the bilateral and multilateral relations between Thailand and China and vice-versa. However, those researches provide information from reference materials and write about the bilateral relations in specific fields. Only a small number of researches give insights into Thailand's foreign policy towards China in the period mentioned in the thesis.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
As a southern neighbor of China, Vietnam has been directly and fully effected by the rising of China. For years, the Party and Government have actively seeking necessary policies to adapt to China's rise. In comparison to Thailand, our process of foreign policy making regarding China's rise is more complicated because of the territorial disputes between Vietnam and China on South China Sea, Vietnam and China have the same political system.
However, the success of Thailand in dealing with China's rise is such an example for Vietnam to look into in our process of making policies regarding relations with China in upcoming time.
12. Further research directions, if any:
The rise of China has a strong impact on the world's security and development. The uni-polar world order led by the US since the end of the Cold War is now under a serious challenge. The center of the world power has been shifted from Europe - Atlantic to Asia Pacific region.
ASEAN member states, Thailand has put lots of efforts in seeking a foreign policy that makes China's rise an opportunity for their development as well as plays down negative implications from that. Researching on Thailand's foreign policy is such interesting and topical work.
13. Thesis-related publications:
- Thailand's foreign policy towards China's rise, External Information, No (160)7/2017.
- Thailand – China relationship, External Relations Review, No (94) August 2017.
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