The victory of the resistance war against the United States for national salvation ushered Vietnam into a new era—an era of independence, freedom, reunification, and socialism—placing the country among the ranks of the world’s pioneering nations and peoples.

Germany's Junge Welt (Young People) daily on May 2 ran an article highlighting Vietnam’s spirit of peace and national independence during the war, describing this as a decisive factor that led to the success of the country’s struggle for national liberation.