I keep thinking about the significance of this historical document. While I realize we all can read English, I still would like to point out the following points gleaned from the document since they seem to support several positions of mine which I have not been to reiterate whenever I have a chance. In addition, some facts/assertions in the document contradict popular perceptions.
1. China, at least Mao, planned to move Chinese people into Lao, Thailand, and presumably into Vietnam as well.
2. LD urged his comrades to prepare for a long war against China.
3. War of aggression against South Vietnam was conceived and instigated by North Vietnam, not egged on by China. Mao didn't want to confront the U.S.
4. NVN didn't ask for Chinese troops with weapons into Vietnam, but China did anyway along with building roads leading to Vietnam and beyond.
5. LD's passionate speech about courage and freedom.
6. The timing of the release of the document.
7. There are 6.7 billion humans on this planet, out of those 1.3 billion are Chinese. Vietnam lives next door to China and has only 90 million inhabitants. Vietnam has land, timber, minerals, deep harbors, and strategic islands that China has long coveted. Vietnam is weak and disunited right now and thus offers a tempting target for the expansionist-minded Chinese. Human conflicts are ultimately solved by military means. Those who are victorious dictate the terms to settle the conflicts. Might makes right. It has been so since time immemorial. To think differently and predominantly in pacific terms is an indication of willful disregard of history.
Wissai
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