我的朋友黄华,中国卓越的外交家,于2010年11月24日与世长辞。他的离世引出了我对一段历史的苦涩回忆,我牵涉其中也是由于他的关系。这一时期是美国参与的第二次印度支那战争的前期。如果那时的历史以另外一种方式上演的活,那么越南的悲剧也许可以避免。我参与到日瓦会议始于1954年7月18日。那天上午,黄华打电话 My friend Huang Hua, a distinguished Chinese diplomat, died on November 24, 2010. His death leads to my bitter memories of a period of history, and I am involved because of his relationship. This period was the first phase of the second Indo-China war in which the United States participated. If the history of that time staged another way, the tragedy in Vietnam might be avoided. My participation in the Geneva meeting began on July 18, 1954. That morning, Huang Hua called