The significance and context of Vietnamese naval technological development and expansion
For some time in the shadow of other regional powers' forces and the other branches of the Vietnamese military, the Vietnamese People's Navy (VPN) is going through a period of modernisation and expansion. Having not played a major role in Vietnamese geostrategy in the twenty-first century, increasing questions over control of sea routes in the South China Sea and competing forces within South-East Asia have necessitated the consolidation of the VPN.