Phan Đình Phùng towards the monarchy. According to Marr, "Phan Dinh Phung's reply was a classic in savage understatement, utilizing standard formalism in the interest of propaganda, with deft denigration of his opponent". Phan appealed to Vietnamese nationalist sentiment, recalling his country's stubborn resistance to Chinese aggression. He cited defensive wars against the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, asking why a country "a thousand times more powerful" could not annex Vietnam. Phan concluded that it was "because the destiny of our country has been willed by Heaven itself". Phan placed the responsibility for the suffering of the people at the feet
May Pang May Pang May Fung Yee Pang (born October 24, 1950) is an American, best known as a girlfriend of John Lennon. She had previously worked for Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono as a personal assistant and production coordinator. When Lennon and Ono separated In 1973, Pang and Lennon began a relationship that lasted more than 18 months, a time which Lennon later referred to as his "Lost Weekend." Pang subsequently produced two books about their relationship: a memoir called "Loving John" (Warner, 1983) and a book of photographs, "Instamatic Karma" (St. Martin's Press, 2008). Pang was married to producer