TTLV: The issue of China's building of maritime power (2012 to present) - Impact and Vietnam's countermeasures

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THUY HANG 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 26, 1983

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision No. 2769/QD-XHNV dated October 27, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:

(record the forms of change and the corresponding time)

7. Thesis topic name:“The issue of China's building of maritime power (2012 to present) - Impact and countermeasures of Vietnam”

8. Major:International Relations; Code: 60 31 02 06

9. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Do Tien Sam, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis focuses on the content of China's implementation of building a maritime power, on that basis, it makes recommendations to contribute to protecting sovereignty, legitimate interests and ensuring national security of Vietnam.

The content of the thesis focuses on analyzing and clarifying the factors that form China's strategy to build a maritime power; analyzing the content of China's implementation of building a maritime power, assessing the advantages and difficulties in the implementation process; thereby pointing out the impacts on Vietnam's interests and national security, and at the same time recommending and proposing a number of solutions to ensure Vietnam's legitimate interests and national security.

Based on the research contents, the thesis will contribute to advising the authorities in policy making on solutions to protect interests, sovereignty, territorial integrity, national security, maintain a stable security and foreign environment for national development in the context of increasing strategic competition between major powers in the region, especially China strongly promoting its maritime power strategy to realize its ambition of becoming the world's leading power.

11. Practical applicability: The thesis can be used as a reference for research, training and teaching on China and international relations.

12. Further research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name:NGUYEN THUY HANG2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 26^th1983

4. Place of birth: Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi City.

5. Admission decision number: 2769/QD-XHNV, dated on October 27^th2017, by Head - master of University of Social Sciences and Humanity - National University of Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: Not yet.

7. Official thesis title: “Matter of building maritime power of China (2012 to current time) - Impacts and Vietnam's reaction”.

8. Major:International relations9. Code:60 31 02 06

10. Supervisors: Professor Doctor Do Tien Sam, Academy of Social sciences of Vietnam.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis focuses on China's implementation of building maritime power. Suggestions and recommendations are put forward accordingly for contributing to the protection of sovereignty, legitimate interests and assurance of national security of Vietnam.

The thesis provides concentration on analyzing and clarifying factors that form China's strategy of building a maritime power; analyzing areas and means that China exploits to realize the strategy; assess advantages and disadvantages in the implementation process. Based on these outputs, the paper identifies related impacts on Vietnam's national security and interests and a number of solutions to ensure legitimate interests and national security of Viet Nam.

The expected outcome of the thesis is to make positive contribution to advise government relevant agencies on appropriate solutions to preserve interests, sovereignty, territorial integrity, national security an external environment for national development in the context of increasing strategic competition among powerful nations in the region, especially China, which has been assertively promoting the strategy of maritime power to realize it's ambition of becoming the world's leading powerful country.

12. Practical applicability: The thesis can be used as a reference material for research, training, teaching on subjects related to China and international relations.

13. Further research directions, if any: Not yet.

14. Thesis-related publications: Not yet