Comrade Sun 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:
On the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam, on behalf of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government, and the
Chinese people, we extend our warmest congratulations to the Workers' Party of Vietnam,
the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and the Vietnamese people.
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam is the first socialist state established in Southeast Asia
after World War II. For 26 years, imperialist aggressors have continuously launched wars of
aggression against Vietnam. Under the wise leadership of their great leader, President Ho
Chi Minh [1], and the Workers' Party of Vietnam, the heroic Vietnamese people have waged
a protracted and unyielding struggle, first achieving glorious victories in the War of
Resistance Against French Aggression. Over the past decade or so, the Vietnamese people,
with fearless heroism, have resisted the most brutal aggression launched by U.S. imperialism
and achieved great victory in the war to resist U.S. aggression and save the nation. The
people of northern and southern Vietnam, fighting and producing simultaneously, with
unwavering perseverance and a spirit of self-reliance, have achieved tremendous successes
in socialist economic and national defense construction. The great victory of the Vietnamese
people has strongly supported the people of all countries engaged in the anti-imperialist
revolutionary struggle and set a shining example for the struggles of oppressed nations and
peoples throughout the world for liberation.
At present, the heroic peoples of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, holding high the battle
banner of the Supreme Conference of the Indochinese People, are valiantly fighting for
complete victory in the war against the US and for national salvation. The situation in
Indochina is unprecedentedly favourable. The US invaders' so-called "Nixon Doctrine" [2]
and their scheme to "Vietnamize" the war have failed. Contradictions and chaos are rife
within the puppet clique. Although US imperialism is still struggling mightily, its defeat is a
foregone conclusion, unalterable by any force. Victory will undoubtedly belong to the
peoples of the three Indochinese countries.



The peoples of China and Vietnam are time-tested comrades and allies. The friendship and
solidarity between us is unbreakable. The Chinese people will, as always, resolutely fulfill
their internationalist obligations and fully support the Vietnamese people and the peoples of
Indochina in their war to resist the United States and save their country until complete
victory is achieved.
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, 1971

[1] Ho Chi Minh, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam and
President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Died in 1969.
[2] Nixon was then the President of the United States. The foreign policy he proposed and
implemented during his tenure became known as the "Nixon Doctrine." Its main elements
included: "burden and responsibility sharing" with partnership as the core; building a
"realistic deterrent" based on vitality; and promoting a "balance of power diplomacy" within
the "triangle" of the "five powers," using negotiation as a key tool.