Communism truly make people stupid.
If Ho was so afraid of China making a permanent presence in Viet Nam at the end of WW II, then why did he invite China back in to the point that the Chinese advised him at Dien Bien Phu?
Not only that...
Following Ho Chi Minh: The Memoirs of a North Vietnamese Colonel: Bui Tin, Do Van, Judy Stowe: 9780824822330: Amazon.com: Books
Bui wrote of how Ho was so afraid of the Chinese that he could not even stand up for his own people when the Chinese would abuse and even kill any Viet on a whim.
No. Ho wanted the French back in to help him get rid of the non-communist nationalists and he got his wish.