TTLV: Studying the relationship between ethnic minorities in the China-Vietnam border area through cultural exchange (Yunnan, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang areas)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Min Tuyet

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 30, 1990

4. Place of birth: Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China

5. Student recognition decision No. 2601/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 13, 2013 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:Studying the relationship between ethnic minorities in the China-Vietnam border area through cultural exchange (Yunnan, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang areas)

8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Nguyen Van Can, Environment & Life Magazine

10. Summary of thesis results:

Vietnam and China are both multi-ethnic countries with many ethnic groups living together. One of the characteristics of ethnic minorities in both countries is that they often live in separate areas and there is a mixture of ethnic groups in the highlands and they still maintain normal travel relationships with methods such as: intermarriage, trading with each other, visiting relatives and friends, religious activities, beliefs, etc. These relationships in recent years have had a positive impact due to economic development, making social relations between ethnic minorities in border areas develop smoothly and affecting the development of friendly relations between the two countries. Among the four important factors that have a profound impact on ethnic minority relations in the China-Vietnam border areas, namely customs, religions and beliefs, policies of the two countries and economy, ethnic relations and ethnic customs have the most obvious mutual influence.

In addition, the policies of countries, economies, the level of construction and development of border areas as well as the living standards of border residents, the correlation with other cross-border ethnic groups in border areas, trade activities and the process of industrialization and modernization... can also easily affect the stability of cross-border ethnic minorities. For China and Vietnam, building ethnic tourism villages to expand border relations, develop the economy of border areas, and at the same time preserve and promote the unique culture of ethnic minorities. The framework of "two corridors and one belt" creates opportunities for promoting the tourism potential of Yunnan Province, China and northern Vietnam.

China and Vietnam are both led by the Communist Party and share the same ideology, so a friendly and harmonious relationship is needed for economic development. Similar socio-economic development models require the two countries to increase exchanges and cooperation with each other. The relationship between China and Vietnam must be one of equality, mutual benefit, friendly neighbors, active cooperation, and mutual development.

11. Practical application:

From a cultural perspective, the thesis attempts to synthesize and analyze a variety of documents on the relationship between ethnic groups across the border in Yunnan Province, China and Ha Giang Province, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam, and to make comments on the significance of cooperation and the feasibility of exploiting tourism resources in the border area, within the framework of cooperation "Two corridors, one economic belt". The thesis hopes that the predictions of the trends of the relationship between ethnic groups in the China-Vietnam border area, especially tourism cooperation, will become a reality.

12. Further research directions:

This thesis is a research project on the relationship between ethnic minorities in the China-Vietnam border area through cultural exchange. We hope to continue to delve into research and achieve results in this research direction.

13. Published works related to the thesis:Do not have

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: MIN XUE 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 30, 1990 4. Place of birth: China

5. Admission decision number: 2601/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated: November 13, 2013of The Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Studying the relation between ethnic ethnicities in China – Vietnam border area during the cultural exchanging process (Yunnan, Lao Cai and Ha Giang)

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60.31.02.06

10. Supervisors: Dr.Nguyen Van Can,Journalof “Environment and life”

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Vietnam and China are the multi-ethnic countries with lots of ethnic groups living together. One of the characteristics of compatriots of ethnic regions in two countries is that they often live into separate zones and the interlacement between ethnic groups in mountainous areas. And keep the relationship in some ways, such as marriage, business, visit relatives and friends, religious activities you so on. For recent years, these relations have promoted positively the economic development and made the social relations between ethnic regions in the border area develop favorably, even they have influenced on friendly relations development of the two countries. There are four important factors that affect the social relations between ethnic areas of China and Vietnam, rather are customs, religion, national policies, and economic respectively. One of the four factors, it is most obvious that customs and the social relations between ethnic migration in the border area interact.

In addition, national policies, economic, the Development and construction,quality of lifein the border area, some trade activities,industrializationand modernization process… there are easy to affect stability of cross-border ethnic groups.

For Vietnam and China, an ethnic tourist village should be built in order to broaden the relation of border area and to develop the economy of the border area, at the same time it can preserve and maintain the unique cultures of ethnic areas. The framework “2 corridors 1 belt” creates an opportunity to maintain the tourist potentialities of Yunnan, China and the North of Vietnam.

Vietnam and China are led by communist parties, and have same ideology, thus the probability of separating the relations of two countries is very small. In the next time, China – Vietnam should have a friendly and harmonious relationship to develop the economies. The similar model of socio-economic development requires two countries to increase the exchanging and cooperation activities. The relation between China and Vietnam must be equal and mutual benefit, friendly neighbor relation, active cooperation and mutual development.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

From cultural perspective, our thesis has integrated and analyzed a fund of information about the relationship between ethnic areas in Yunnan provincem China, and Hagiang province, Laocai provience Vietnam.Our thesis will contribute into complementing the relation of ethnic areas in China – Vietnam border area, creating the favorable condition for researching and exchanging cultures of ethnic areas in the border area of ​​two countries.       

13. Further research directions, if any:

The thesis is a work which researches the relation between ethnic backgrounds in China – Vietnam border area through the cultural exchanging process. We desire to continue researching deeply and gaining achievements according to this research direction. Especially, a pattern will be researched, so that the compatriots of ethnic regions can live together and peacefully in two countries, and also the friendly relations of two countries will be promoted.

14. Thesis-related publications:None