Chairman Nguyen Huu Tho [1]:
On the seventh anniversary of the founding of the National Liberation Front of South
Vietnam, on behalf of the people of China, I extend my warmest congratulations to the
fighting people of South Vietnam.
You fought well! Under extremely difficult conditions, relying on your own strength, you
have driven the world's most vicious U.S. imperialism into a corner and left it in a state of
disarray. This is a great victory. The people of China salute you.
Your victory once again demonstrates that no matter how big or small a country is, as long as
it fully mobilizes its people, firmly relies on them, and waged a people's war, any powerful
enemy can be defeated. The Vietnamese people, under the wise leadership of their great
leader, President Ho Chi Minh [2], in their war to resist the US and save their nation, set a
shining example for the liberation struggles of oppressed peoples and nations throughout
the world.
The American invaders' days in Vietnam are numbered. However, all reactionary forces,
when on the verge of destruction, will inevitably launch a desperate struggle. They will
inevitably resort to various military adventures and political deceptions to save themselves
from destruction. The revolutionary people will inevitably encounter various difficulties
before achieving final victory, but these difficulties are surmountable; no difficulty can stop
the revolutionary people's advance. Perseverance is victory. I firmly believe that if the
Vietnamese people persevere in a protracted war, they will surely drive the American
invaders out of Vietnam.
We firmly support you. Our two countries are neighbors as close as lips and teeth. Our two
peoples are brothers who share weal and woe. The fraternal people of South Vietnam and
the entire Vietnamese people can be confident that your struggle is our struggle. The 700
million Chinese people are the staunch backing of the Vietnamese people, and the vast
Chinese territory is their reliable rear base. In the face of the resolute fighting unity of our
two peoples, any military adventures and political deceptions of U.S. imperialism are
doomed to fail.
 Victory will surely belong to the heroic Vietnamese people!
Mao Zedong
December 19, 1967




[1] Nguyen Huu Tho, then Chairman of the Central Committee of the National Liberation
Front of South Vietnam.
[2] Ho Chi Minh, then Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam
and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.