G. M. LOKSHIN Candidate of Historical Sciences Center for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies IDV RAS Keywords: Vietnam, 12th CPV Congress, renewal, multi-vector approach, South China Sea, territorial disputes The 12th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), held in Hanoi on January 21-28, was an important historical milestone in the 30-year path of comprehensive and comprehensive renewal of Vietnam, which began with the fateful decisions of the VI Party Congress in 1986. The congress attracted the attention of many governments, political parties, scientists and various public circles in various countries for a number of reasons. In many countries, interest in the CPV congress began to manifest itself long before its opening , as the pre-congress discussion unfolded in the country, and became especially noticeable on the eve of the congress and during its work. And this interest was not accidental. AN UNPRECEDENTED CONGRESS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CPV First of all, the congress focused on the politics and fate of a large, dynamically developing Asian country, which Vietnam has become over the past period-a worthy and respected member of the world community, playing an important role both in Southeast Asia (SE) and in the entire Asia - Pacific region (APR). Secondly, the XII Congress was to elect the General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and a new composition of the entire Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat of the CPV Central Committee, as well as nominate candidates for the three main posts in the country - the president, Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Assembly. Such significant simultaneous changes in the leadership of the party and the country in a well-thought-out and organized manner, and most importantly - while maintaining the unity of the party ranks, were unprecedented not only for the CPV, but for any political party in the world in general. Most of those who followed the work of the congress admitted that it was held i ... Читать далее