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Declaration of Independence and goal of national independence and socialism of Vietnamese revolution in current situation
Declaration of Independence and goal of national independence and socialism of Vietnamese revolution in current situation
12/10/16
71 years ago, under the leadership of the
Indochina Communist Party headed by President Ho Chi Minh, our people
unanimously carried out the August General Uprising crushing the reign and
oppression of the feudal and colonialist regime. Almost half a month later, on
2nd September 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, on behalf of the entire
people, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, solemnly
announcing the birth of the Vietnam Democratic Republic to the world – the
first worker-farmer state in the Southeast Asia region. The fundamental content
and core thought of the Declaration are about national independence. This is
also the consistent viewpoint that our Party and President Ho Chi Minh set for
Vietnamese revolution. That viewpoint also represents our people’s earnest
desire and it has been realized by the arduous and enduring efforts of our
people under the leadership of the Party. The Declaration of Independence also
represents the oath of Vietnamese people to defend their independence to the
world and to those who intended to invade the country.
The Declaration not only marked an luminous
milestone in the nation’s history, stating the independence, freedom and the
right to independence and freedom of Vietnam and its people to the world,
showed our iron will and determination to defend that inviolable right. This
has been proved through the cause of struggle for national independence. Under
the leadership of the Party, our people entered the two resistance wars against
the French colonialist and the US imperialist aggressors with the spirit: “Rather
sacrifice all than lose the country and be slaves”, “Nothing is more precious
than independence and freedom”, “Independence and unification must be gained
though we have to burn out Truong Son range”.
In the new situation, the basic spirit of the
immortal Declaration and the valuable lessons learnt from the cause of struggle
for national independence as well as national renovation, construction and
protection over the past years are still of value. The independence we are
enjoying is not only manifested in the existence of the Homeland, the
maintenance of sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also in the way that
we do not depend on outside forces in any fields. This means we have the right
to decide all issues of concern, particularly our own revolutionary cause, the
country’s development path, and internal and external policies. The important
thing is how we inherit, apply and promote the spirit of the Declaration to fit
the concrete conditions of the country amid the current context of globalization
and international integration.
Accordingly, we must absolutely believe in the
Party’s guidelines and leadership, be steadfast in the goal of national
independence and socialism; resolutely and persistently struggle for the firm
protection of the country’s independence, sovereignty, unification and
territorial integrity in order to create a peaceful and stable environment for
the country’s development. This is our goal, mission and also the ultimate
interest of our country. For this reason, we do not permit any one to violate
and damage that sacred thing. To protect national independence and socialism,
we must uphold the country’s synergy; regularly strengthen defence and security
potentials; build firm provincial (municipal) defensive areas; combine closely economic,
cultural and social development with defence, security and diplomacy; combine
the nation’s strength with that of the time, internal resources with external
ones, etc. Particularly, we must attach importance to building strong people’s
armed forces of which People’s Army and People’s Public Security must be
“revolutionary, regular, seasoned and gradually modern” with ever higher
comprehensive quality and combat strength. They must truly be absolutely loyal
and reliable political forces of the Party, the State and the people and the
core force in the cause of protecting the socialist Fatherland.
In reality, the concept of national
independence has a very broad connotation, particularly in the current context
of globalization and international integration. While the Declaration stated
that “All nations are created equal. They have the right to life, happiness and
liberty”, the 12th National Congress of the Party decided
our external guidelines of: “ensuring the supreme national interests on the
basis of fundamental principles of international law, equality and mutual
benefit, consistently carrying out the foreign policy of independence,
autonomy, peace, cooperation and development; diversifying and
multi-lateralizing external relations; being proactive and active in
international integration”. Accordingly, in external affairs, we should
leverage outside resources to strengthen country’s comprehensive strength and
pay attention to the anticipation of international, regional situations as well
as new developments and trends relating to national defence and security. Then,
we are able to actively propose to the Party and State solutions for
contingencies, contributing to detering and annihilating possible risks
threatening national independence.
Besides, our Party also pays attention to
protecting human rights, attaching human rights with the national interests. It
is manifested in the social guidelines and policies. Human rights and civilian
rights are associated with and protected in each political, economic and social
development stage. Over the past years, Vietnam has fully and actively
participated in the UN and international organizations’ commitments and
mechanisms for protecting human rights as well as the right to self-reliance of
nations, anti-war and peacekeeping operations. The fulfillment of those
commitments on the one hand reflects Vietnam’s responsibility to the
international community, making contribution to the maintenance of security and
stability in the region and the world, on the other hand contributes to firmly
protecting national independence and socialism in the new situation.
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This is a deep political and theoretical evaluation, being the “red thread” through Vietnam's revolution guideline.
That lesson, up to now, has remained valid in the cause of building and protecting the Homeland.
In the current context of the world’s complex situation and the country’s advantages and disadvantages, steadily pursuing the national independence and socialism goal is of paramount significance.
"To save the country and liberate the people, there is no other way than a proletarian revolution”. This is also the combination of national independence and socialism.
Over 30 years of renewal, your country has gained great achievements of historical significance in building and protecting the Homeland
Those are also the core contents in attaining the national independence and socialism goal in the next 5 years.
We agree on the Party’s view on continuing to hold the goal of national independence associated with socialism; considering it an important direction for the development of the Vietnamese revolution under the leadership of the Party in the new revolutionary period.
However, to achieve the goal, the Party should evaluate and forecast the situation in an objective way, particularly the world and national situation, advantages, disadvantages, and challenges having impacts on the country’s reform and development, and the protection of Homeland independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity.
It is necessary to push industrialization and modernization attached to the development of a knowledge-based economy and the protection of natural resources and environment.
Expanding and deepening foreign relations, being proactive and active in international integration; dealing with the relationship between independence, self-reliance and international integration; promoting the strength of the whole nation in building and protecting the Homeland of a socialist Vietnam.
We believe in ruling Party of Vietnam and your strong development in international arena.
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