Why have the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam been able to create and sustain maritime militias?

Providing a unique comparison of the maritime militias People’s Republic China and Socialist Vietnam, this study analyses why these two countries were able to create sustain militias, and their importance hybrid warfare. By studying history, organisation, ideology economic support provided militias, it highlights similarities between countries’ systems, how has allowed for creation subsequent maintenance. Based on my findings, I have hypothesised that in order country successfully militia must history “people’s war” highly centralised state.