Early Writings
Frustrated by the Japanese response, Phan turned to Liang, who explained to Phan it was naïve to expect financial assistance from the Japanese. The Vietnamese people would have to look only within Vietnam for support and financial backing. Liang told Phan that he could best serve the cause by writing and distributing pamphlets advocating for the revolution to rally support from the Vietnamese and others abroad. Phan took Liang's advice very seriously and immediately began to publish materials to obtain support for the revolutionary cause.
These writings, perhaps the most widely recognized of Phan's works, include: Viet Nam Vong Quoc Su (History of the Loss of Vietnam), Tan Viet Nam (New Vietnam), Ai Viet Dieu Dien (A Lament for Vietnam and Yunnan), Hai Ngoai Huyet Thu (Letter from Abroad Written in Blood), Viet Nam Quoc Su Khao (An Outline History of Vietnam), and Ai Viet Dieu Dien (A Lament for Vietnam and Yunnan). All were initially written in Chinese and then translated to Vietnamese, upon which they were smuggled into Vietnam. These works, most notably Viet Nam Vong Quoc Su, were critical in intensifying the nationalist fervor in the country.
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