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April 10, 1967	Discussion between Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong address the issue of problematic Chinese Red Guard.
April 10, 1967	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai discusses expansion of Vietnam War, as well as the development of a new front in Cambodia; also, a discussion on Prince Sihanouk and Lon Nol.
April 12, 1967	Discussion between Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Pham Van Dong and Vo Nguyen Giap Zhou Enlai discusses the class struggle present in China.
April 20, 1965	Record of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to China S. V. Chervonenko and Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai on 13 April 1965 (excerpt) Zhou Enlai, in a conversation with Soviet Ambassador to the PRC, S. V. Chervonenko, draws parallels between the Algerian War for independence and the struggle of the Vietnamese people. Zhou Enlai recounts his conversation with Algerian leader Ben Bella about the Vietnam War.
February 7, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Ho Chi Minh Zhou Enlai proposes to the Vietnamese to organize additional field army corps to carry out operational tasks far from home bases.
April 13, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai discusses with Pham Van Dong Vietnam’s course of action in the face of American turmoil at home and negotiations in Vietnam.
April 17, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai presses for a great victory, telling Pham Van Dong he must be ready to fight for the next three years.
April 19, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai chastises the Vietnamese for seemingly being too conciliatory in negotiations and failing to take opportunities that would have allowed a stronger position against the US.
April 29, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai, Kang Sheng and Pham Van Dong Discussion on the international communist movement and the possible causes that could bring about collapse.
May 7, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi and Xuan Thuy Zhou Enlai draws on differences between the Korean War and the Vietnam War as a way to show the importance of strong negotiating tactics in Vietnam, he also asks Xuan Thuy to keep negotiations secret from the Soviets.