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This article reveals the growth of European Maoist organizations in relation to the Sino-Soviet split, the Cultural Revolution, and the Vietnam War. It discusses various forms of Chinese support given to revolutionary organizations over the world. From the young radical Europeans, Beijing, we argue, primarily sought engagement against the American war in Vietnam. The Chinese influence in the protest movements against the war were, although indirect, significant, also playing a part in the run up to the revolutionary year of 1968. However, the revolutions in the East and West were out of sync. In 1968, China had already, with its Cultural Revolution, turned inward again, diminishing most of its former interest in any world revolution.