(Dec. 16, 1954 - Jan. 13, 1955)
December 16. The Executive Yuan at a regular meeting resolved to submit the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty signed in Washington on December 2 and the Sino-El Salvador Amity Treaty signed in San Salvador on December 9 to the Legislative Yuan for ratification.
December 17. Overseas Chinese leader in Indonesia Chang Hsun-yi, who had been deported by the Government of Indonesia after legally staying there for 36 years, returned to Free China to join his mother country to continue his fight against Communism.
Board Chairman of the Foshing Airlines Mr. Moon F. Chin was awarded a Sixth Class Order of Cloud and Banner by the Ministry of National Defense in acknowledgement of his meritorious service in rescuing a CAF officer in a rough sea off a Red-held island.
December 18. Premier O. K. Yui declared that the next job after the signing of the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty was to weld South Korea, Japan and the Republic of China into a united force against Communist aggression.
Chinese Air Force bombers set fire to military fortifications on the Communist-held Toumen and Tienau islands north of Tachen in a predawn bombing raid.
December 19. A 72 per cent turnout of the 330,000 qualified voters in the city of Taipei cast their ballots at the 183 voting booths to select city councillors for the next two years.
Japanese Ambassador to the Republic of China Kenkichi Yoshizawa accompanied by his wife left Taipei for Hongkong en route back to Japan.
Foreign Minister George Yeh accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to the USA Wellington Koo and US Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs Walter Robertson paid a courtesy call on President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Chinese National Olympic Committee Chairman Dr. Gunson Hoh lodged a protest with the International Olympic Committee for inviting the Peiping puppet regime to participate in the 16th World Olympic Games to be held in Melbourne, Australia in 1956.
December 21. MAAG Chief Maj.-Gen. William C. Chase, accompanied by Chinese Naval Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Wang Tien-chih and other high-ranking officers of the National Defense Ministry and MAAG, steamed in on his fourth inspection trip to the island of Tachen.
A nine-member Chinese youth delegation left Taipei for Manila to attend the international youth conference called by the Philippine International Youth Association.
December 22. In an encyclical letter Pope Pius XII warned the Chinese Catholics against Communist-sponsored attempts to set up a "national Chinese church," and appealed to them not to fear those who could kill bodies but not souls.
On behalf of 13 foreign diplomatic missions Korean Ambassador Kim Hong II, doyen of the diplomatic corps in Taipei, presented a Christmas gift of NT$13,000 and US$20 to Acting Foreign Minister Shen Chang-huan for the dependents of the Kinmen defenders.
Ku Cheng-kang, Chairman of China's Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League, lodged a protest with Indonesian President Soekarno against the illegal deportation of overseas Chinese leader Chang Hsun-yi by order of the Indonesian Justice Minister.
December 23. Chinese Air Force bombers un leashed a devastating bombing attack against the Red-held Toumen and Kenmen islands north of Tachen.
The Examination Yuan in a solemn ceremony formally issued certificates to about 1000 persons who had passed the civil service examination this year.
December 24. Free China's combat soldiers staged a successful commando raid against the Communist-held mainland coast for the first time since the signing of the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty.
In a speech delivered on the commencement day of the Officers Academy and the Engineering School, two naval schools of the Chinese Navy, President Chiang urged the graduates to shoulder the responsibility of restoring the lost mainland.
December 25. Free China's naval and air forces jointly attacked the Communist-held Chihkoushan island west of Tachen.
December 26. A four-man, Egyptian trade and commercial roving inspection party led by Dr. Mohammed Abon Nosseir, Deputy Minister of the Egyptian Industrial and Commercial Ministry, arrived in Taipei for a three-day inspection tour in Free China.
December 27. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford said in Manila that all the Asian leaders he met during his present tour of Asian countries had high respect for President Chiang Kai-shek.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy said that the United States should give the Chinese National Government a free hand to attack the "soft underbelly" of the Chinese mainland.
December 28. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the establishment of a Chinese legation in Guatemala. Liu Tsung-han would serve as Charge d' Affaires pending the appointment of a new minister.
December 29. The Legislative Yuan wound up interpellations on the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty at a full-dress meeting and decided to refer it to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and National Defense for further examination.
December 30. Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied by Mrs. Radford and a group of five aides, arrived in Taipei for the fifth time presumably for consultation on matters relative to some technical issues involved in the recently signed Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty.
The Legislative Yuan agreed by a majority vote to allow the Taiwan Power Company to hike the current power rate by 32 per cent.
Hundreds of thousands of copies of President Chiang's New Year Message to the Chinese people on the mainland were airdropped over the coastal areas of Chekiang and Fukien provinces.
December 31. In his New Year message President Chiang foresaw the deterioration of international relations in 1955 and outlined for the nation a two-fold mission, namely, to consolidate the defense of Taiwan and to help maintain collective security for the defense of the democracies in the Pacific.
President Chiang presided over an important joint military conference attended by Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and top-ranking Chinese and American military officers.
Vice President Chen Cheng called on all free nations to prevent themselves from falling into unwarranted relaxation or wishful thinking as the world-wide struggle between the Communists and freedom lovers had entered upon a more serious phase with the coming of the new year.
January 1. 1955 Archbishop of New York Francis Cardinal Spellman arrived in Taipei for a one-day visit to Free China.
January 2. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford, winding up his 4-day visit to Taiwan, left for Seoul, South Korea to continue his Far Eastern tour.
January 3. The annual meeting of the Difficulty Overcoming heroes selected from all units of the Chinese armed forces ended its three-day session in Taipei.
Military sources disclosed that CAF bombers dropped tons of leaflets over a broad area of Fukien Province.
January 4. Premier O. K. Yui disclosed that the Republic of China would sign more amity treaties with Central and South American countries for further strengthening the diplomatic relations between this country and the Americas.
President Chiang Kai-shek cabled a message to the new Panamanian President Jose R. Guizado expressing the condolence of the Chinese Government on the death of former President Jose A. Remon who was assassinated on January 2.
January 5. Acting Foreign Minister Shen Chang-huan declared that the Chinese Government desires to establish close and cordial connections with both the Republican and Democratic parties of the US in order to further promote the understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries.
President Eisenhower submitted the US-Republic of China Mutual Defense Treaty to the Senate for approval.
Soviet Russia was again defeated in its attempts at the opening session of the ECAFE trade conference held in Hongkong to unseat the Republic of China.
Brig Gen. William Lee, Commander of the US 13th Air Force, arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit to Free China.
January 7. The JCRR announced that ten young farmers, selected from 658 candidates throughout Taiwan, had been recommended for participation in a one-year farmer-training program in the United States.
January 8. President Chiang Kai-shek received Katsujiro Takagaki, Board Chairman of the Mitsubushi Corporation of Japan, at the Presidential Office.
January 9. The Sino-American, Mutual Defense Treaty was ratified by a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan, and was sent to the Yuan for open debate at its plenary session.
Martin Wong, Secretary General of the CUSA, revealed that the US economic aid to Free China for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, would amount to a total of US$90,000,000, of which US$41,000,000 was for procurement of supplies, US$29,000,000 for coordinating military aid programs, and US$20,000,000 for various industrial projects on this island.
January 10. The Executive Yuan ordered all government offices to have their flags half-masted today in honor of the late Panamanian President Jose A. Remon who was assassinated by unknown killers on January 2.
In his speech delivered before a gathering of Kuomintang members at Dr. Sun Yat-sen's memorial service President Chiang called on the nation to observe wartime austerity and abide by the rule of law.
Chinese Communist warplanes launched their heaviest air raid against the Tachen islands dropping more than 300 bombs.
January 11. Free China's air force planes in a retaliatory action staged heavy bombing raid on Communist gun positions and shipping in the Tachen area off the Chekiang coast.
In his message in observance of the 10th Judicial Day President Chiang urged all judicial officials to help the nation further keep up the democratic system through the rule of law and the cultivation of the law-abiding spirit.
January 12. Acting Foreign Minister Shen Chang-huan disclosed that the Spanish Government had offered the Chinese Republic 50 scholarships as a move to promote cultural relations between the two anti-Communist nations.
The Peace Preservation Headquarters revealed that a total of 89 Communist agents had surrendered themselves to the authorities during the past year, bringing the total number of self-surrendered Communist agents in the last 5 years up to more than 2,000.
January 13. It was officially disclosed that 114 Communist soldiers were captured and 12 two-masted Red transport vessels seized by a Government guerrilla fleet near Pashan Island, 60 km. southwest of Lower Tachen Island.