After the 2009 National Defence White Paper, Viet Nam releases the 2019 National Defence White Paper to continually affirm and elucidate the fundamental nature of peace and self-defence of Viet Nam's national defence. It also specifies challenges of Viet Nam's national defence and adjustments to its national defence policy and defence leadership and management mechanisms, structure of the Ministry of National Defence, force structure and future directions for the development of the VPA and Militia and Self-Defence Force as well as the build-up of defence capability while making it transparent as part of Viet Nam's national defence policy and capability. The 2019 Viet Nam National Defence White Paper seeks to promote better understanding and confidence building between Viet Nam and other countries in the international community. It is an important document to raise Vietnamese citizens' awareness of national defence and facilitate better understanding among agencies, units, and social organisations about their rights and responsibilities to consolidate national defence for Homeland construction and protection, for the sake of people's happiness, for the peace, friendship, cooperation, and development of humankind.