Hanoi
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 27th 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 fraternal Vietnamese
people.
For 27 years, the heroic Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Workers' Party of
Vietnam, with fearless heroism and a tenacious revolutionary spirit, have resisted repeated
imperialist wars of aggression, safeguarded the achievements of socialism in North Vietnam,
and written a magnificent chapter in the cause of the Vietnamese national liberation. The
heroic deeds of the Vietnamese people in their anti-imperialist revolutionary struggle are a
great inspiration to the Chinese people and have made a valuable contribution to the
struggle for liberation of all oppressed nations and peoples in the world.
At present, the Vietnamese people's war against the US and for national salvation is
progressing victoriously, and the situation throughout Indochina is excellent. The fierce
offensives launched by the military and civilians of South Vietnam on various fronts have
dealt a heavy blow to the US imperialist plan of "Vietnamizing" the war, achieving
resounding victories. US imperialism's attempt to force the Vietnamese people to cease
fighting by intensifying naval and air attacks and mine-laying blockades is sheer delusion. US
imperialist bombs have never, and never will, shake the iron will of the Vietnamese people.
Following President Ho Chi Minh's teaching of "preferring all to sacrifice rather than lose the
nation, never to become slaves," the heroic Vietnamese people, united as one and fearless
of difficulties, are marching victoriously forward with resolute fighting strides. We firmly
believe that the Vietnamese people, tempered by the long revolutionary war, will unite with



the peoples of Laos and Cambodia to defeat US imperialist aggression and achieve complete
victory in the war against the US and for national salvation.
The peoples of China and Vietnam are close comrades and brothers, sharing weal and woe.
Supporting the Vietnamese people in their struggle to resist the US and save their nation is
the unshirkable internationalist duty of the Chinese people. In your war against the US and
for national salvation, no matter what hardships and obstacles the Vietnamese people may
encounter, the Chinese people stand with you and fully support your just struggle.
Final victory will surely belong to the heroic Vietnamese people and the peoples of
Indochina!
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong
Acting President of the People's Republic of China Dong Biwu
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's
Republic of China Zhu De
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai
Beijing, September 1, 1972