In the mission to make Viet Nam a strong maritime nation, prosperous from the sea in the new era, the sea is no longer just a place for resource utilisation or the development of a few individual economic sectors, but is identified as a strategic development space of the nation, a place where development interests, national defence, security, science and technology, and international integration confluence.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for a fundamental shift in mindset and vision in marine development in the new period, stressing the need for a broader vision that views the sea not merely as an economic resource but as a strategic national development space.