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September 20, 1952	Report, Zhou Enlai to the Chairman [Mao Zedong], Comrade [Liu] Shaoqi, and the Central Committee Zhou and Stalin discuss potential meetings with representatives from Vietnam, Indonesia, and Japan.
March 21, 1955	Letter from Humphrey Trevelyan to Zhou Enlai
April 28, 1954	Telegram, Mao Zedong to Peng Dehuai and Huang Kecheng Mao Zedong writes to comrades Peng Dehuai and Huan Kecheng informing them of the dangers that face the communists in Vietnam. There is a risk of enemy movement near the transportation line in the rear area which could force troops out of Dien Bien Phu.
April 17, 1954	Telegram, Mao Zedong to Huang Kecheng and Su Yu Telegram in which Mao Zedong instructs Huang Kecheng and Su Yu on how to proceed if an armistice is reached in Vietnam.
1992	A Glorious Model of Proletarian Internationalism: Mao Zedong and Helping Vietnam Resist France Luo Guibo recounts China's involvement in the First Indochina War and its assistance to the Viet Minh.
June 16, 1954	Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist Conference, Speech by Vietnam Delegate Nguyen Van Tam speaks about Vietnam's struggle against communism at the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist Conference in Chinhae, Korea.
December 15, 1947	Explanation of the Dissolution of the Indochinese Communist Party in 1945 List of reasons for the dissolution of the Indochinese Communist Party by the Viet Minh in 1945. The list was provided by Pham Ngoc Thach while meeting with the Soviet Envoy in Switzerland A. G. Kulazhenkov in September 1947.
April 4, 1954	Draft Memorandum, 'A Comprehensive Solution for Restoring Peace in Indochina,' Prepared by the Vietnam Group of the Chinese Delegation Attending the Geneva Conference The Vietnam group of the Chinese delegation offers a solution involving peaceful unification within Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, so that these nations can govern themselves as independent, sovereign states.
February 1, 1950	Telegram, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to Liu Shaoqi Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai offer their greetings to Ho Chi Minh and wish the Viet Minh success in their confrontation with France.
January 17, 1950	Telegram, Mao Zedong to Liu Shaoqi Mao Zedong announces that the People's Republic of China will recognize Ho Chi Minh's government in northern Vietnam.