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Việt Nam 2025: The Power Expansion of the Ministry of Public Security

Trường An by Trường An
5 January 2026
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Portrait of General Secretary Tô Lâm in the center.

Photo: VGP News, Media Quốc hội, Công an Nhân dân News. Graphic: Thiên Tân/Luật Khoa.

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Since former Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm became General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam in August 2024, the public security sector has witnessed a clear expansion of power. [1] Observers have likened the modern Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to a “super-ministry,” with some describing the current political period as a “police state.” [2] [3]

The following timeline records the milestones of 2025, a pivotal year in which the MPS systematically expanded its duties, financial resources, and authority.

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