Following the onset of war against the United States in spring 1965, the leadership of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam) in Hanoi launched a so-called diplomatic struggle with two core objectives. The first was securing maximal military, economic, and financial aid from allies to sustain its war machine and mitigate the adverse effects of U.S. bombings on the northern economy. The second objective consisted of rallying world, including U.S., opinion against “U.S. imperialist aggression” in Vietnam with a view to “isolating” Washington decision-makers. In the face of mounting international and domestic criticism, DRVN leaders reasoned, the administration of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson would have to limit or end its intervention, including bombings of the North.

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被遗忘的阵线：1965-67年河内外交斗争中的国民阵线

在1965年春季对美国发动战争之后，越南民主共和国（DRVN或北越）领导人在河内发起了所谓的外交斗争，其目标是两个。首先是从盟友那里获得最大的军事，经济和财政援助，以维持其战争机器并减轻美国轰炸对北方经济的不利影响。第二个目标包括召集世界，包括美国在内，反对越南的“美国帝国主义侵略”，以“隔离”华盛顿的决策者。DRVN领导人认为，面对国际和国内的批评越来越激烈，美国总统林登·约翰逊（Lyndon Johnson）的政府将不得不限制或结束其干预，包括轰炸北方。