Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China

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Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China
Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China
中華民國與美利堅合眾國間共同防禦條約
U.S. President Eisenhower visited TAIWAN Mei Guo Zong Tong Ai Sen Hao Yu 1960Nian 6Yue Fang Wen Tai Wan Tai Bei Shi Yu Jiang Zhong Zheng Zong Tong -2.jpg
Five years after the agreement is signed, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower greets crowds in Taipei while on parade with Republic of China leader Chiang Kai-shek.
TypeDefense Treaty
Signed2 December 1954
Location Washington, D.C.
Effective3 March 1955
Expiry31 December 1979
Parties
Citations6 U.S.T. 433; T.I.A.S. No. 3178
Languages

Shortly after the United States recognized the People's Republic of China, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act. Some of the treaty's content survives in the Act; for example, the definition of "Taiwan". However, it falls short of promising Taiwan direct military assistance in case of an invasion. [5]

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Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China
Traditional Chinese 中美共同防禦條約
Simplified Chinese 中美共同防御条约