Understanding National Security

What is national security? How is the protection of national security understood? On what principles is the protection of national security based? I look forward to your response soon. Thank you!

What is National Security?

Clause 1, Article 3 of the National Security Law 2004 defines the concept of national security as follows:

National security is the stability and sustainable development of the socialist policies and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the inviolability of the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the country.

How is the Protection of National Security Understood?

The above-mentioned Article also defines the concept of protecting national security and activities infringing upon national security as follows:

Protecting national security involves preventing, detecting, stopping, and combating activities that infringe upon national security.

Activities infringing upon national security are actions that compromise political policies, economic policies, culture, security, national defense, foreign affairs, independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The above content answers the concepts of national security and the protection of national security. You can rely on these regulations to better understand national security.

What Principles is the Protection of National Security Based On?

Based on Article 5 of the National Security Law 2004, the principles of activities for protecting national security are as follows:

  1. Comply with the Constitution and laws, ensure the interests of the State, and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

  2. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the unified management of the State; mobilize the comprehensive strength of the political system and the entire nation, with the specialized forces responsible for protecting national security playing a core role.

  3. Closely combine the task of protecting national security with the tasks of building and developing the economy, culture, and society; effectively coordinate security, defense, and foreign affairs activities.

  4. Proactively prevent and actively combat to thwart all conspiracies and activities infringing upon national security.

Respectfully!

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