Participants: Mao Zedong, Pham Van Dong, Vo Nguyen Giap
Archive: Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives
URL: https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/discussion-between-mao-zedong-pham-van-dong-and-vo-nguyen-giap

Mao Zedong: You are fighting a people’s war.

Pham Van Dong: We are determined to fight.

Mao Zedong: You will certainly be victorious. We support you. We will provide you with whatever you need.

Pham Van Dong: Thank you.

Mao Zedong: You can defeat them. The Americans are nothing. All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, they are frightening, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.

Vo Nguyen Giap: We are determined to fight until final victory.

Mao Zedong: Very good. You must have confidence in the masses, and you must have confidence in the Party.

Pham Van Dong: We will certainly follow the teachings of Chairman Mao.

Mao Zedong: I am very happy to see you.

Pham Van Dong: We are also very happy to see you.

Mao Zedong: Please convey my regards to the Vietnamese people.

Pham Van Dong: We will certainly do so.

Mao Zedong: Goodbye.

Pham Van Dong and Vo Nguyen Giap: Goodbye, Chairman Mao.