 1950: |
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Mar. 1
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President Chiang Kai-shek resumed the
presidency in Taipei. |
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1951: |
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Apr. 21
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The U.S. announced its assignment of
the military assistance advisory group (MAAG) to Taiwan. |
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1953: |
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Feb. 3
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President Eisenhower announced the
deneutralization of the Taiwan Strait. |
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1954: |
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Dec. 2
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The
Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty was signed in Washington. |
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1956: |
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Mar. 16
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U.S. Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles visited Taipei. |
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1958: |
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Oct. 23
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President Chiang and U.S. Secretary of
State Dulles issued a joint communique reaffirming solidarity and stating that Kinmen and
Matsu islands were closely related to the defense of Taiwan under present conditions. |
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1960: |
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June 18-19 |
President Eisenhower visited Taipei. |
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Dec. 1
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The first atomic reactor under U.S.
assistance installed in the National Tsing Hua University at Hsinchu. |
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1961: |
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Mar. 14
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U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
visited Taipei. |
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1963: |
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Sept. 1
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The Council for International Economic
Cooperation and Development (CIECD) was inaugurated to replace the Council for U.S. Aid in
Taipei. |
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1965: |
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Apr. 9
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The U.S. and China concluded in Taipei
an accord to establish a Sino-American fund for economic and social development in Taiwan. |
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July 1
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The U.S. phased out economic aid to
Taiwan. |
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1966: |
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Jan. 1
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U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey
visited Taipei. |
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1969: |
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Aug. 1-2
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U.S. Secretary of State William P.
Rogers visited Taipei. |
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1970: |
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Jan. 2 and
Aug. 26
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Vice President Spiro T. Agnew visited
Taipei. |
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1971: |
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July 9 -
11
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President
Nixon's Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger
and Premier Chou En-lai held talks in Peking. |
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July 14
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Memorandum
to President Nixon: Henry Kissinger:
"My talks with Chou En-lai." |
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Oct. 20 -
25
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Henry
Kissinger visited Peking to arrange the agenda and itinerary to
Nixon's forthcoming trip to Communist China. |
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Oct. 25
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U.N. voted to admit Communist China, expel Nationalist
delegates.
Resolution 2758.
Roll
call votes. |
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1972: |
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Feb. 20-27
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President Nixon arrived in mainland
China for an eight-day visit, which he called a "journey for peace." A joint communique issued in Shanghai pledged that
both parties would work for a normalization of relations. |
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1973: |
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May 14
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Liaison offices were opened in
Washington and Beijing. David K.E. Bruce was the first director
in Beijing. |
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1974: |
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October
21
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George Bush
was the head of Liaison Office in Beijing. |
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1976: |
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May 6
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Thomas S.
Gates, Jr. entered on duty as Director of Liaison Office in
Beijing. |
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Dec. 8
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American business leaders formed a
U.S.-R.O.C. Economic Council in Chicago. |
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1978: |
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Dec. 15
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Joint
communiques issued in Washington
and Beijing announce establishment of US-PRC diplomatic relations and termination of
US-ROC ties and Mutual Defense Treaty. |
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Dec. 22
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Sen. Barry Goldwater and 14 other
legislators file suit in US District Court to prevent termination of ROC Mutual Defense
Treaty. |
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Dec. 27-28
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US delegation, led by Deputy Secretary
of State Warren Christopher, confers in Taipei on future ROC-US relations. |
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