In what appears to be a first for a public document from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, a massive “social listening” and digital tracking project has been explicitly mentioned.

Following the timeline: On April 8, the Party Central Committee issued Regulation No. 19, focusing on political and ideological work within the party. Considered the party’s “first systematic regulation” of its kind, it outlines the Communist Party’s goal to build a digital database system on politics and ideology.