Instead, Châu insisted Saigon open direct negotiations with the communists, both the NLF (Viet Cong) and the north, and that America remain off-stage as an observer, who'd support to Saigon.
Instead, Châu insisted, Saigon should open negotiations with the communists, both the NLF (Viet Cong) and the North Vietnamese regime. Meanwhile, the Americans should remain off-stage as an observer, who'd support to Saigon.