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May 7, 1968	Zhou Enlai’s talk with Xuan Thuy, Director of the International Liaison Department of the Vietnam Workers Party, in Beijing Zhou Enlai advises Xuan Thuy concerning the negotiations with the US, Enlai draws some parallels between Korea and Vietnam
March 1, 1965	Zhou Enlai Talking to Ho Chi Minh Zhou Enlai discusses new Soviet Party leadership, a joint statement of support of Vietnam from socialist countries and close observation of Soviet military activities.
March 30, 1965	Excerpt from a Conversation between Zhou Enlai and Algerian President Ben Bella In Algeria, Enlai describes the unfavorable tactics (military and negotiating) employed by the US in South Vietnam.
April 2, 1965	Excerpt from a Conversation between Zhou Enlai and Pakistani President Ayub Khan Zhou Enlai addresses African and European concerns relating to the war in South Vietnam. He attempts to answer the questions of: the possibility of the war’s worldwide expansion, China’s role and the possibility of negotiation.
May 16, 1965	Discussion between Zhou Enlai, Nguyen Van Hieu and Nguyen Thi Binh Zhou Enlai addresses Nguyen Van Hieu and Nguyen Thi Binh concerning the steps to take should the US escalate in Vietnam and expand into China, comparing Vietnam to Korea.
June 4, 1965	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere Zhou Enlai sees the current US involvement in the Congo as a serious situation, but, on a worldwide scale, Vietnam is much more serious.
October 9, 1965	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai addresses Pham Van Dong, not supporting the idea of Soviet volunteers entering Vietnam and discussing Cambodian involvement in the war.
June 17, 1970	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Nguyen Thi Binh Zhou Enlai assures Nguyen Thi Binh that victory in Vietnam is possible, despite expansion.
July 23, 1970	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Trinh Dinh Thao Zhou Enlai discusses the advantages and disadvantages of signing the Geneva accords.
September 17, 1970	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Pham Van Dong outlines two new diplomatic offensives the NLF is taking against the US. Zhou Enlai proposes sending Chinese representatives to the front to observe the situation in South Vietnam.