On each trip, he was eager to visit factory and farm workers, publicly praising their governments; privately, he urged the regimes to aid revolutionary movements elsewhere, particularly those fighting the Vietnam War.
Dalam setiap kunjungannya, ia selalu ingin mendatangi para pekerja pabrik dan pertanian, dan di hadapan umum ia memuji pemerintahan negara yang ia kunjungi; di balik tirai, ia meminta agar negara-negara tersebut membantu gerakan-gerakan revolusioner di wilayah lain, terutama para pejuang Perang Vietnam.