The communist party’s viewpoints of marine economic development in innovation period

Marine economy include economic activities taking place on the sea and is directly related to the exploitation of the sea in the coastal strip of land. Vietnam is a maritime country with strategic position advantages for both the region and the world. Therefore, the marine economy has become a part of the national economy and significantly contributed to the national economic development strategy. During the revolutionary leadership process, the Communist Party of Vietnam has been aware of the important role of the marine economy in the overall economy, sovereignty protection, especially during the comprehensive reform period of the country. In order to provide an systematic review of the developing process of the thinking and reasoning of the Party on the marine economic development during the reform period, this article analyzes the Party's view on marine economic development through the congresses from 1986 up to now. On that basis, the article also mentions the Party's viewpoint on some solutions for a sustainable development of the Vietnam’s marine economy during the period of accelerating industrialization, modernization and international integration such as communicating, raising social awareness, constantly improving institutions and policies, planning, and promoting the development of science, technology and marine human resources so as to create a breakthrough for sustainable development of the marine economy.