Telegram on the Second Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
(February 4, 1952)

Comrade Ho Chi Minh, President of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam:

I thank you for your friendly greetings on the occasion of the second anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. I am convinced that the resolute, unremitting, and protracted struggle of the Vietnamese people against imperialism and for the independence and freedom of their motherland, under your leadership and with the sympathy of the peace-loving people in Asia and the whole world, will ultimately be crowned with final victory.

Mao Zedong
February 4, 1952
Beijing