Hanoi
Comrade Ton Duc Thang, Chairman of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam;
Comrade Le Duan, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of
Vietnam;
Comrade Truong Chinh, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of
the Democratic Republic of Vietnam;
Comrade Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of the Government of the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam:
We are deeply concerned to learn of the severe flooding in northern Vietnam. On behalf of
the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government, and the Chinese people, we express
our deepest condolences to the Workers' Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese government,
and the fraternal Vietnamese people.
In this flood-fighting struggle, the heroic Vietnamese people, under the strong leadership of
the Workers' Party of Vietnam, fought bravely and tenaciously day and night, demonstrating
unparalleled revolutionary spirit. The Chinese people deeply admire this.
China and Vietnam are close neighbours, and the peoples of China and Vietnam are
comrades-in-arms and brothers. The Chinese people have always considered the difficulties
of the Vietnamese people their own and will do everything possible to strongly support the
brotherly Vietnamese people in overcoming this flood.
We firmly believe that the heroic Vietnamese people, who have already achieved great
victory in the war against the United States and for national salvation, will surely overcome
the temporary difficulties caused by natural disasters and achieve victory in the fight against
floods.
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: Mao Zedong
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: Lin Biao
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China: Zhou Enlai
Beijing, September 2, 1971