1. Full name: Vu Minh Thang
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: July 24, 1991.
4. Place of birth: Hai Duong city.
5. Student recognition decision No. 3617/2018/QD-XHNV dated December 4, 2018 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: Extend the study period from December 2020 to June 2021.
7. Thesis topic: Debt trap policy in China's Belt and Road Initiative (2013-2018).
8. Major: International Relations Code: 8310601.01
9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thanh Nam, Training Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:
After 5 years (2013-2018) of implementing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China's loans have become a burden for many countries participating in the BRI, some of which are even at risk of defaulting and having to use national benefits and resources to repay China. Many assessments say that the BRI has entered a transformation phase that even China could not have expected, or that it is a clear debt trap policy that has been planned since China launched this initiative. Therefore, China's implementation of its debt policy has certain impacts on countries around the world and the region. In addition, it has strong impacts on Vietnam, especially on Vietnam's economic development and defense policies. Although there have been many studies pointing out China's "debt trap", there are not many documents mentioning the "debt trap policy" in China's BRI. The implementation of the topic "Debt trap policy in China's Belt and Road Initiative (2013-2018)" aims to clarify China's debt strategies being implemented, provide a comprehensive view of China's "debt traps" for countries in the region and the world, thereby proposing some lessons and implications for Vietnam in the process of cooperating with China to develop the economy and improve the capacity of the country's infrastructure system. During the process of implementing the thesis, the student approached the topic in a multi-dimensional way through many related sources of documents from many domestic and foreign authors to present clear arguments and points of view, evaluating the issue of China's "debt trap policy" from many different aspects.
11. Practical applicability: The results of the thesis can be a good reference document, serving the research work on the economic relations between Vietnam and China, providing some advice, recommendations, and proposals for Vietnam in its relations with China. Data on the debt of countries to China are experiences for Vietnam to avoid falling into China's "debt traps".
12. Further research directions: Following the results of the thesis, it is possible to continue to conduct research topics and evaluate China's debt trap policy in the period 2018-present. However, China's implementation of BRI is a long-term strategy, so the policies that China implements around BRI are always issues of interest to the international community. From there, it is possible to approach research on BRI in many different directions, not just focusing on debt trap policy.
13. Published research works related to the thesis: None.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Vu Minh Thang
2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: 24/7/1991
4. Place of birth: Hai Duong City
5. Admission decession number: 3617/QD-XHNV, dated December 4, 2018
6. Changes in academic process: Extended research time from December 2020 to June 2021
7. Official thesis tiltle: Debt trap policy in China's Belt and Road Initiative (2013-2018).
8. Major: International Relations
9. Code: 9310601.01
10. Supervisor: AP. Dr. Bui Thanh Nam.
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
After 5 years implementing (2013-2018) the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese loans have become a burden on many countries participating in the BRI, some even having the risk of insolvency and resorting to national interests and resources in return for China. Many reviews said that the BRI entered a period of metamorphosis that China could not have expected or that it was a clear debt-trap policy that had been planned since China launched this initiative. Therefore, the Chinese implementation of its debt policy has certain impacts on countries in the world and the region. Besides, it has strong impacts on Vietnam, especially on Vietnam's economic and defense development policies. Although there have been many studies showing the "debt trap" of China, but there are not many documents mentioning "debt trap policy" in the BRI of China. The implementation of the topic "Debt trap policy in China's Belt-Road Initiative (2013-2018)" is aimed at clarifying China's debt strategies that are being implemented. A comprehensive view of China's "debt traps" for countries in the region and around the world, naturally suggests some lessons and implications for Vietnam in the process of cooperation with China to economic development, improving the capacity of the country's infrastructure system. During the process of implementing the thesis, students have approached the topic in a multidimensional way through many relevant sources of many domestic and foreign authors to make clear arguments, arguments, and assessment. topic "debt trap policy" of China in many different aspects.
12. Practical applicability, if any: The results of the thesis can be a good reference document, serving the research on economic relations between Vietnam and China, giving some advice, recommendations and suggestions to Vietnam. in relations with China. The data on other countries' debt to China are experiences for Vietnam to avoid getting caught in China's "debt traps".
13. Further research directions, if any: Following the results of the thesis, it is possible to continue to conduct research and evaluate topics on China's debt trap policy in the 2018-present period. However, China's implementation of the BRI is a long-term strategy, so the policies that China implements around the BRI have always been an issue of concern to the international community. From there, it is possible to approach research on BRI in many different directions, not just focusing on debt trap policy.
14. Thesis-related publication: No./.
