Vietnam belongs to the Vietnamese people, not to the Vietnamese reactionaries, let alone
to imperialism. (1)
We are all called the Third World, and we are developing countries. I wish your country will
develop, your people will be happy, and the whole of Africa will unite to defeat imperialism.
(2)
We will always support you. The people of our two countries, the people of the Third World,
and the people of the world will always unite. Please send my regards to President Sadat and
your other colleagues when you return home. (3)
We are also very happy to receive you. Congratulations to you on the development of Africa.
Your development will benefit the whole world. The African people will always rise. (4)
We should support you, support you as much as we can. We should also thank you, the
people of South Vietnam, because you have fought for so many years. (5)


(1) This is what Mao Zedong said on June 5, 1973, when he met with Le Duan, the first
secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam, Pham Van Dong, a
member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam
and the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and Le Thanh Nghi, a
member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam
and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It was published in
the People's Daily on June 6, 1973.
(2) This is what Mao Zedong said when he met with Colonel Traoré, the head of state and
prime minister of Mali, on June 22, 1973. It was published in the People's Daily on June 23,
1973.



(3) This is what Mao Zedong said when he met with Egyptian Vice President Hussein Shafie
on September 23, 1973, and was published in the People's Daily on September 24, 1973.
(4) This is what Mao Zedong said when he met with Sierra Leone President Stevens and
Foreign Minister Luke on November 7, 1973. It was published in the People's Daily on
November 8, 1973.
(5) This is what Mao Zedong said on November 19, 1973 when he met with Nguyen Huu
Tho, Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the South Vietnam National
Liberation Front and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Provisional Revolutionary
Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, and Nguyen Thi Binh, member of the Central
Committee of the South Vietnam National Liberation Front and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. It was
published in the People's Daily on November 20, 1973.