20.1 Mutual Defense Treaty between USA and ROC

The Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America (USA) and the Republic of China (ROC) was a defense pact between the USA and the ROC signed on 2 December 1954, in Washington, D.C. and came into force on 3 March 1955. The treaty was terminated in 1979. It essentially prevented the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from taking over the island of Taiwan in this period of time.

Taiwan’s security issue came from when the C…