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An Analysis of the Adjustment of Vietnam’s Defense Policy in Recent Years and Its Causes



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FAN Yazhen

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2022.06.003

Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

Under the influence of multiple factors such as Vietnam’s rising comprehensive strength, the complex security situation in Southeast Asia, and the intensification of competition between China and the United States, Vietnam has adjusted its national defense policy in recent years, promulgated relevant regulations, cultivated and raised national defense awareness, continued to strengthen traditional security defense in border and coastal areas, and gradually expanded prevention and cooperation in non-traditional security areas. It has also combined defense construction with socio-economic development, prioritized defense investment in border areas, islands, and military modernization, developed military science and technology, and improved maritime military forces. It will also continue to diversify its defense cooperation and expand defense exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN and overseas powers. It will attach importance to defense and friendly relations in the border areas of China and Vietnam, while at the same time seeking to reap maximum benefits from the competition between major powers and disputes in the South China Sea. These policies will help Vietnam strengthen its defense forces and realize its aspirations as a regional military power.

non-traditional security, military modernization, diversification of defense cooperation, Vietnam

FAN Yazhen. (2022). An Analysis of the Adjustment of Vietnam’s Defense Policy in Recent Years and Its Causes. International Relations and Diplomacy, Nov.-Dec. 2022, Vol. 10, No. 6, 262-276.