Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A865-W557

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号： A865-W557

Release Date: May 28, 2015

发布日：2015年5月28日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng's Speech on Vietnam Human Rights Day This Year

标题：魏京生在越南人权日活动上的讲演

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Wei Jingsheng's Speech on Vietnam Human Rights Day This Year

May 11 is the annual Vietnam Human Rights Day. In 1994, the US Congress passed a resolution to desinate the date as Vietnam Human Rights Day. In the past 21 years, Vietnam Human Rights Day has been held in the US Congress every year. Human rights friends and Congressional members have been invited to speak and to express their views on the related issues. Wei Jingsheng has attended this activity for many years. His speeches related to Vietnam were quite popular. This year, Wei Jingsheng was invited to speak again and express his views.

The following is Mr. Wei's speech.

Usually people like to hear nice words. Several friends have already said a lot, so I will not waste time to repeat. Instead, I want to talk about some practical issues, about the relationship in between China, the United States, and Vietnam.

Now the Communist Parties of both China and Vietnam are inciting nationalism. Most people have a normal sense of patriotism. But when the governments come forward to incite patriotism, it is not normal. Autocratic governments incite patriotism and nationalism for the purpose to cover up their own domestic failures. The Communist governments in China and Vietnam are busy playing a drama which is actually helping each other, meanwhile covering up the serious social conflicts in both countries. The drama is not really for those few islands.

The United States is now supporting the nationalism in Vietnam. I see a lot of overseas Vietnamese friends also actively supporting the Vietnamese Government's nationalism, as if it was in the fight for the national interests of the Vietnam. Chinese opposition groups abroad are very clear minded; no one supports the nationalism of the Chinese government. It will depend on the wisdom of your leaders as how to react to the US policy of supporting the Vietnamese government in dealing with China.

More than f orty years ago, in an effort to deal with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the United States supported the Chinese Communist Party. This support saved the Chinese Communist government during its most serious crisis. It has delayed the democratization of China for decades. Looking back, that effort did not play a substantive role in the collapse of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; not even a greater role than Radio Free Europe.

Now they carried out the same strategy to support the Vietnamese Communist government in dealing with the Chinese Communist Party. If it is indeed helpful to overthrow the Communist rule in China, of course I would be very happy (audience laughter). But I very much doubt this possibility. Both the Soviet Union and China are big countries, while Vietnam is a small country. This strategy can only bring trouble to Vietnam, to the benefit of the Chinese Communist Party.

We the overseas democrats of both countries have been helping each other with mutual support over so many years. Our goal is for the democracy and freedom of the people in both countries. Our goals and interests are the same. We should not let our interest and friendship be damaged for a few small islands.

Wei Jingsheng's speech ended with warm applause. The Vietnamese leaders came to the podium to hug, shake hands and take photos with Mr. Wei. One representative dressed in Vietnam national costume followed Mr. Wei to shake hands and say goodbye. It was a very moving scene.

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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A865-W557

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号： A865-W557

Release Date: May 28, 2015

发布日：2015年5月28日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng's Speech on Vietnam Human Rights Day This Year

标题：魏京生在越南人权日活动上的讲演

Original Language Version: Chinese (Chinese version at the end)

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魏京生在越南人权日活动上的讲演

五月十一日是每年一度的越南人权日。九四年美国国会通过法案确定了越南人权日，二十一年来每年都在国会大厅里举办活动，邀请各国友人和国会议员讲演，或就越南有关的问题发表见解。魏京生先生多年来为越南问题的讲演颇受欢迎，今年再次受到邀请，发表了他的看法。

以下为魏先生的演讲。

一般人们都爱听好听的话。前面的几位朋友已经说了很多，我就不浪费时间了，我就说点实际的问题，有关中、美、越三国关系的问题。

现在中越两国的共产党都在煽动民族主义。一般人都有正常的爱国主义，但是政府出面煽动爱国主义就不正常了。专制的政府煽动爱国主义和民族主义，都是为了掩盖自己国内的问题。中越两国的共产党是在演双簧，看起来很热闹，实际上是在互相帮助，同时掩盖两国国内严重的社会矛盾，而不是为了那几个小岛。

美国现在正在支持越南的民族主义。我看到很多海外的越南朋友也积极地支持越南政府的民族主义，以为这是在争取越南民族的权益。海外的中国反对派组织很清醒，没有人支持中国政府煽动的民族主义。对美国政府支持越南政府对付中国的政策应该如何反应，这就要看你们的领袖们的智慧了。

四十多年前，美国为了对付苏联的共产党，支持了中国的共产党。以致在中共面临最严重的危机时，挽救了中共。这使得中国的民主化事业延迟了几十年。现在看来，对苏联和东欧共产党的瓦解，并没有起到实质性的作用，甚至还不如自由欧洲电台的作用更大。

现在他们为了对付中共而支持越共，实行的是和当年一样的策略。如果确实能对推翻中共有帮助，我当然很高兴（台下笑声）。但是我非常怀疑这种可能性。中苏两国都是大国，越南是个小国。这个策略只能给越南带来麻烦，给中共带来好处。

我们两国的民主派在海外，多年来都是互相帮助，互相扶持的。我们的目标是两国人民的民主和自由。我们的目标和利益是一致的，不要为了几个小岛损坏了我们的利益和友谊。

讲演在热烈的掌声中结束。在场的越南领袖们纷纷上台来和魏先生拥抱、握手、合影留念。一位身着民族服装的代表追出场外来和魏先生握手道别，场面非常感人。