1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
Southeast Asia
1898- 1976
East Asia
1906- 2000
1907- 1986
1893- 1976
1911- 1990
North America
1890- 1969
April 2, 1965
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.
April 8, 1965
China offers military services to Vietnam, on the condition that Vietnam invites them first; Vietnam accepts.
May 16, 1965
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
Zhou Enlai sees the current US involvement in the Congo as a serious situation, but, on a worldwide scale, Vietnam is much more serious.
July 16, 1965
Mao Zedong advises Hoang Van Hoan to escalate without hesitation, as the war has already begun to do so.
October 9, 1965
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
Zhou Enlai assures Nguyen Thi Binh that victory in Vietnam is possible, despite expansion.
July 23, 1970
Zhou Enlai discusses the advantages and disadvantages of signing the Geneva accords.
September 17, 1970
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.
March 7, 1971
China and Vietnam’s role in East Asia and the world.
