Vietnam Japan security cooperation since 2014 facing the China factor

• Main Author: Lâm, Thị Giang
• Other Authors: Nguyen, Thai Yen Huong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: An ninh Việt Nhật; Hợp tác an ninh; Liên minh chính trị; 327.597052
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/93307
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

In thepresentregional and international context, China has emerged as a big player, which threatens to change the political order. ToChina, for thousand years Vietnam is always seen as a geopoliticalarea in which China never wants to lose its influences. For Japan, with the aim of containing China in the regionand becoming a regional super power,it needs Vietnam as a ―political alliance‖. The South China Sea is crucial to Japan as one of its main sea lanesconnecting Japan with Europe and Middle East. In case of any possible conflict in the region, or if China can examine its power in this area, Japan would be put in a dangerous situation. For Vietnam, a developing country on the way of industrialization and modernization, it is necessary to balance the relations with big players to ensure safe environment for its nation buildingprocess.Additionally, due to the competition for powerof big nations in the region, it is required for Vietnam to be flexible and sensible to protect its national interests