Identifying the arguments demanding the abolition of the regulation on state ownership of land.

Arguments that go against the interests of the people.

Hostile forces employ numerous tactics to implement their strategy of "peaceful evolution" and undermine Vietnam. They exploit everything from the smallest details of people's daily lives to major issues being debated in the National Assembly.

Recently, taking advantage of some limitations in the process of organizing and implementing land management and use, hostile forces have been actively spreading false narratives, demanding the abolition of the regulation that land belongs to the entire people, going against the interests of the people. Reactionary elements are exploiting some "hot spots" in...land management and utilizationDue to historical legacies, land associated with religious and spiritual sites is used to connect with disgruntled elements and opportunists both domestically and in exile abroad, spreading distorted information on social media channels.

News outlets such as Radio Free Asia, VOA Vietnamese, and social media pages of the terrorist organization Viet Tan have published numerous articles distorting the true nature of the issue and exaggerating isolated incidents; thereby equating certain limitations and weaknesses in state land management.

In reality, the argument demanding the abolition of the state ownership of land is merely a ploy in the strategy of "peaceful evolution"This is a ploy by hostile forces to sabotage our country's development. They want to exploit land issues to create complex 'hot spots,' aiming to divide national unity, sow discord among religions, and cause unrest and instability in many places. At the same time, they want to create confusion among a segment of the population who are experiencing unwanted impacts during the process of mobilizing land resources for socio-economic development. From there, they carry out their conspiracy to destabilize political security, order, and social safety."

Reactionary forces are attempting to eliminate the concept of state ownership of land, aiming to destroy the solid foundation of a people's, by the people's, and for the people's democracy. The privatization of land will lead to speculation, allowing powerful forces to seize and accumulate land among a select few in society. This will increase social stratification and disorder, especially in rural and remote areas. Consequently, it will cause confusion and division among the people, sow doubt, and erode public trust in the correct leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Public ownership of land is an objective necessity.

Most countries in the world (regardless of their political system) consider land a special national resource, a crucial resource for national development, and relevant to all members of society. While the methods of land management and the forms of determining land ownership differ from country to country, in essence, the State always manages land. Developed countries such as the United States, China, France, and Russia all affirm the increasingly significant and decisive role of the State in land management. The State's powers of disposition include: the right to decide on land use planning and plans; the right to regulate urban architectural planning and construction projects; the right to regulate land use purposes; the right to resolve disputes over land use rights; and the right to issue regulations on land finance; the right to reclaim privately owned land for public benefit on the basis of fair compensation for those whose land is reclaimed…

In Vietnam, land is owned by the entire people, with the State acting as the representative owner and managing it uniformly.That is an objective necessity and the most correct and effective method for the country's development.

The system of state ownership of land in our country was first enshrined in the 1980 Constitution:"Land, forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, mines, natural resources in the earth's crust, in the sea and on the continental shelf, state-owned industrial, agricultural, forestry, fisheries, and commercial enterprises... all belong to the entire people."The 2013 Constitution continues to stipulate:"Land, water resources, mineral resources, resources in the sea and airspace, other natural resources, and assets invested in and managed by the State are public assets owned by the entire people, with the State acting as the representative owner and managing them uniformly.".

At the 13th National Congress, the Party set forth the policy of continuing to review and improve the institutional framework for land management and use to suit the new development situation. The 5th Central Committee Meeting of the 13th Party Congress also issued Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated June 16, 2022.Regarding continuing to innovate and improve institutions and policies, enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of land management and use, and create momentum to make our country a developed, high-income country."; which clearly states the viewpoint:"Land is owned by the entire people, with the State acting as the representative owner and managing it uniformly."

According to current law:"Land is owned by the entire people, with the State acting as the representative owner and managing it uniformly. The State grants land use rights to land users in accordance with the provisions of this law."(Article 4, Land Law of 2013)Accordingly, citizens or land users have many rights and benefits from land use, such as: being protected by the State regarding their property rights to land use; enjoying the fruits of their labor and investment on the land; having the right to convert, transfer, lease, sublease, inherit, donate, mortgage, and contribute land use rights as capital; and receiving compensation when the State reclaims the land... These rights are exercised within the limits stipulated, such as: using the land for the purposes prescribed by the State; not arbitrarily changing the purpose of land use; and the State having the right to reclaim allocated land use rights with compensation…

Thus, defining land ownership as a system of state ownership with the State as the representative owner is objective and consistent with the orientation of building a socialist rule of law state in Vietnam. It reduces the risks of depleting land resources, curbs social inequality, and creates an important legal basis and tool for state management of land, especially in implementing economic and social development policies and ensuring national defense and security. The fact that a small number of officials and civil servants commit violations in land management is due to their own moral decay and failure to properly implement the principle that land belongs to the entire people, with the State as the representative owner and managing it uniformly.