Feng Chung-yu, a specialist of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Chang Chu-jai, director of the City Planning Department of the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development, leave for to attend two international meetings sponsored by the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the .
17. The Republic of China suspends diplomatic relations with .
Ambassador to Iran Woo Shih-ying returns to .
The Tainan Giants of the Republic of China leave for , for the Little League World Series.
Mayor Henry Kao of returns from a three-week trip to .
19. Ni Yue-si, former Chinese ambassador to the of , returns after suspension of diplomatic relations with .
20. breaks diplomatic relations with .
21. A seven-member economic good will mission led by Communications Minder Chang Chi-cheng leaves for . The mission visited , , the , , , and to cement trade relations.
Gen. Chen I-fen, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Air Force, leaves for the for a two-week visit at the invitation of the government.
22. A six-member Japanese Diet mission headed by Taoshio Kashima of the House of Councilors leaves for home after a week's visit.
The mission called for closer cooperation between the Republic of China and to cope with the rapidly changing international situation. The statement also urged the two countries to cooperate in safeguarding peace and freedom in .
A 30-member Chinese press mission leaves for for a four-day visit.
The group consisted of reporters from 25 newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting companies.
23. Japanese anti-Communist leader Ryooichi Sasagawa arrives for a three day visit. Sasagawa, president of the Japanese Shipping Promotion Association, made a statement against the admission of in the United Nations.
Kao Yin-du, vice minister of the Ministry of Interior, returns after a six-day visit to .
Paul Cardinal Yupin leaves for the for a three-week visit.
24. Dr. Juan B. Martin, former minister of , arrives for an eight-day visit.
Vice Adm. William P. Mack, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, leaves after a four-day visit.
U.S. Representative Philip M. Crane leaves after a three-day visit.
Crane is a member of the Committee of One Million Against the U.N. Admission of Communist China. He said the U.S. Congress and the public would not go along with President Richard Nixon if he made unreasonable concessions to when he visits the Chinese mainland.
25. A 14-member goodwill mission of the led by Senator Leonard B. Perez arrives for a six-day visit.
29. Sisowath Sirik Matak, acting prime minister of the , stops over at the Taipei International Airport.
Matak exchanged views with Foreign Minister Chow Shu-kai on the international situation and problems of mutual interest.
30. A 53-member Indonesian goodwill mission of government officials and newsmen arrives for a week's visit. They were invited by China Airlines to mark opening of service between and .
31. The Republics of China and sign a trade pact at .
The agreement was signed by Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs H. K. Yang and Minister of Economy and Finance Konan Bedie.
September 1. The overpass over in is opened to traffic.
The 690-meter overpass was named by Vice President C. K. Yen. There are four lanes for four-wheeled traffic and two for motorcycles.
2. Four Japanese artists arrive from to take part in a Sino-Japanese art exhibition in .
A Chinese investment and trade mission leaves for . Headed by M. T. Wu, director of the Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone, the group was to visit Senegal, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Dahomey, Gabon, Congo (Kinshasa), Upper Volta, Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic.
The Republic of China and sign an agreement on technical cooperation.
Signing were special envoy Tsiang Yien-si of the Republic of China and Costa Rican Foreign Minister Gonzalo Facio.
3. A goodwill mission of local labor leaders headed by the general secretary of the Chinese Federation of Labor, Shui Hsiang-yun, leaves for the for a three-week visit.
The nation honors servicemen on Armed Forces Day.
5. Mahamaya Prasad Sinha, chairman of the All Indian Democratic Front, arrives for an eight-day visit.
6. W. H. Tanaka, an expert of the Export Industry Section of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, arrives for a three-day visit.
Chen Li-fu, policy adviser of the Presidential Office, leaves for the for a three-month visit.
7. Haeur Lay Inn, member of the Khmer House of Representatives, arrives for a brief visit.
An 18-member Vietnamese delegation arrives to attend the 7th Sino-Vietnamese Economic Cooperation Conference.
The Sino-Indonesian Cultural and Economic Association is inaugurated in to promote economic co operation and cultural interchange between the two countries.
Osami Kuboki, president of the Japan Chapter of the World Anti-Communist League, arrives for a three-day visit to exchange views with leaders of the China Chapter of WACL on ways and means of strengthening anti-Communist forces and curbing the adverse trend of international appeasement of the Chinese Communists.
8. Adm. Seijas Y. Sra, commander-in-chief of the Venezuelan Navy, arrives for a week's visit.
Gen. Lai Ming-tang, chief of the general staff, leads a three-member military mission to for a five-day visit.
9. Gen. Hu Lien, Chinese ambassador to , arrives for home consultations.
Sir Alieu Sulayman Jack, speaker of the Gambian Congress, arrives for an eight-day visit at the invitation of the Chinese government.
10. A 12-member press mission from Hongkong arrives for an eight-day visit.
Former Ambassador to Sierra Leone Liu Hoh-tu returns following establishment of diplomatic ties between and Red China.
11. A three-member delegation leaves for to attend the 38th general conference of the International Pen Club.
Sixteen representatives from the led by Tsai Wen-hua arrive to attend the fourth World Overseas Chinese Financial Conference.
The Tainan Giants, 1971 World Little League champions, return from the .
12. Vietnamese Economic Minister Pham Kim Ngoc arrives to attend the plenary session of 7th Sino-Vietnamese Economic Cooperation Conference.
13. A nine-member goodwill mission of the 's Democratic-Republican Party led by Kim Chang-won arrives for a brief visit.
The two-day plenary session of the 7th Sino-Vietnamese Economic Cooperation Conference is opened at the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The Republic of China and the of sign a trade agreement at .
H. K. Yang, Chinese vice minister of foreign affairs and special envoy, and Garango Tiemoko Marc, minister of finance and commerce of , were the signatories.