The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has met the legitimate needs and aspirations of the people, hence the nation’s rapid and comprehensive developments in recent decades, said Associate Professor Martin Grossheim, an expert on Asian history at the Seoul National University’s College of Humanities.
Associate Professor Martin Grossheim, an expert on Asian history at the Seoul National University’s College of Humanities (Source: VNA) The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has met the legitimate
needs and aspirations of the people, hence the nation’s rapid and comprehensive
developments in recent decades, said Associate Professor Martin Grossheim, an
expert on Asian history at the Seoul National University’s College of
Humanities.
The German
scholar shared his observation at an inclusive interview with the Vietnam News
Agency on the occasion of the CPV’s 13th National Congress, which lasts from
January 25 to February 2.
According
to Grossheim, the CPV successfully led Vietnamese people to victory in the past
struggles for national independence against the French and American troops. The
CPV officially launched the Doi Moi (renewal) process at its 6th national
congress in 1986.
He then
talked about his first trip to Vietnam in 1987 when the country was very poor,
with the poverty rate accounting for 60 percent of the population.
Three
decades passed, he said, and Vietnam of today is totally different. The poverty
rate has dropped to under 10 percent and the local living standards have been
improved significantly.
He said
this means the Vietnamese Party and State have so far fulfilled part of its
motto of “wealthy people; strong nation; civilised, democratic and fair
society.”
Grossheim lauded
good outcomes of the corruption fight in Vietnam, saying the work needs greater
attention.
He noted
during its renewal process, Vietnam should focus on sustainable economic
development and climate change response, particularly in its Mekong Delta
region./.