Discussion between Mao Zedong and Nguyen Thi Binh

MAO ZEDONG AND NGUYEN THI BINH^[1]

Beijing, 29 December 1972

Mao Zedong: We belong to the same family.  The North (Vietnam), the South (Vietnam), Indochina, and Korea, we belong to the same family and support each other.  

If you succeed in the [Paris] negotiations, not only South Vietnam but also North Vietnam may reach normalization to a certain extent with the Americans.  Now, some so-called “Communists” say that you should not negotiate, and that you should fight, fight for another 100 years.  This is revolution; otherwise, it is opportunism.

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During the Cultural Revolution, all under heaven was in disorder.  A faction controlled power, and set fire and burned the British consulate.  These bad guys belonged to the Lin Biao faction.  Behind them was Lin Biao.

^{[1] This meeting was held during the heavy US “Christmas bombing” of Hanoi and Haiphong. On the Chinese side, Zhou Enlai and Ji Pengfei were present.}