title: Why have the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam been able to create and sustain maritime militias?
abstract: <div> Providing a unique comparison of the maritime militias of the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, this study analyses why these two countries were able to create and sustain maritime militias,<strong> </strong>and their importance to hybrid warfare. By studying the history, organisation, ideology and the economic support provided to these maritime militias, it highlights the similarities between the countries’ systems, and how this has allowed for their creati
journal: Contemporary Voices St Andrews Journal of International Relations