Toast at the Banquet Hosted by Hoang Van Hoan [1] in Honour of Ho Chi Minh [2]’s Visit to China
(June 28, 1955)

I propose a toast:

To the close friendship between the peoples of China and Vietnam,
To peace in Asia and the world,
To the visit to China by President Ho Chi Minh and the delegation of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam which he leads,
To the health of President Ho Chi Minh,
To the health of our host today, Ambassador Hoang Van Hoan!

[1] Hoang Van Hoan, then serving as Vietnamese Ambassador to China.
[2] Ho Chi Minh, then serving as Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Workers’ Party and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.