Hanoi Comrade Ho Chi Minh, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of
Vietnam and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam;
Comrade Truong Chinh, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam Tongyi Association;
Comrade Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of the Government of the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam:
On the 24th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam, on behalf of the Chinese people, the Communist Party of China, and the
Government of the People's Republic of China, we extend warm congratulations to the
Vietnamese people, the Workers' Party of Vietnam, and the Government of the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam.
The heroic Vietnamese people have a glorious tradition of revolutionary struggle. In recent
years, under the wise leadership of President Ho Chi Minh, they have persisted in people's
war, carried forward revolutionary heroism, and fought against the world's most vicious U.S.
imperialism. They have achieved great victories in the war against U.S. aggression and saved
the country, making significant contributions to the anti-imperialist struggles of oppressed
peoples and nations worldwide.
US imperialism suffered a crushing defeat in its war of aggression against Vietnam, but its
aggressive nature will not change. Currently, the Nixon administration is intensifying its two-pronged counter-revolutionary strategy, attempting to achieve its goal of permanently
dominating South Vietnam through political deception and the so-called de-glorification of
the war.
The Soviet revisionist traitor clique has consistently colluded with U.S. imperialism to
sabotage the Vietnamese people's war to resist the U.S. and save Vietnam. This was true of
Khrushchev [1], and even more so of Brezhnev [2] and his ilk. To achieve their conceited
ambitions of colluding with U.S. imperialism and redividing the world, the Soviet revisionist
traitor clique has recently intensified its collusion with U.S. imperialism, blatantly engaging in
a scheme of feigned support and actual betrayal in a vain attempt to extinguish the fervent
revolutionary flames of the Vietnamese people. The Soviet revisionist traitor clique has
committed countless evil deeds. They are one and the same with U.S. imperialism and are
the common enemy of the Vietnamese people and the people of the world.



We believe that the heroic Vietnamese people, under the leadership of President Ho Chi
Minh, will persevere in a protracted war, uphold independence, and persist in self-reliance.
They will undoubtedly overcome the difficulties on their path forward and completely drive
U.S. imperialism from Vietnamese territory.
The Chinese people have always considered supporting the Vietnamese people in their war
against the U.S. as their internationalist duty. In this great war of resistance against the U.S.
and for national salvation, the Chinese people firmly stand with the Vietnamese people and
firmly support them in carrying this war to the end and achieving final victory.

Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Lin Biao, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Beijing, September 1, 1969

[1] Khrushchev, former First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, was dismissed from
his leadership positions in October 1964.
[2] Brezhnev, then General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.