Current Structural Movement in Asia-Pacific Region and Vietnam’s Policy Responses

Abstract

While the structure in the Asia - Pacific region in the first two decades of the twenty-first century was drammatically influenced by the rise of a new contending power (China) alongside the incumbent (United States), it is forecast to be greatly affected by the strategic competition between these two powers as well as the participation of the others in the third decade. The paper, based on theories of structure, assesses the current structural movement in Asia-Pacific region, thereby making preliminary predictions about its transformation in the 2020s decade. Vietnam’s present and future policy responses are also taken into consideration.