January Li Zhimin is appointed commissioner of the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army by the Central Military Commission.

February 22 UN Force General Clarke writes to Marshal Kim Il-song and General Peng Dehuai, asking to exchange POWs who are ill or injured.

March 30 Premier and Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai issues a statement on truce talks.

April 10 Representatives of the truce talk liaison group reach agreement on the exchange of the ill and injured POWS

April 26 Representatives for truce talks from both sides resume their meeting and negotiations.

April 30 The Chinese People's Volunteer Army decides to launch the Summer Counterattack Campaign.

May 13 The Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army launch the first and second battle of the Summer Counterattack Campaign.

June 8 The truce talks reach the agreement on the settlement of POWs.

June 17 Syngman Rhee group violates the POW agreement, detaining some POWs of the Korean People's Army.

June 19 Kim Il-song and Peng Dehuai write to "UN forces" General Clarke, demand the US side to release POWS detained by the Syngman Rhee group.

July 13 The Chinese People's Volunteer Army launches the third battle in the summer campaign. (The Golden City Campaign)

July 19 The Chinese negotiating delegation issued a statement, making public the promises of the Allied Forces for enforcing the armistice pact.

July 26 Armistice negotiation came to an end.

July 27 Armistice pact was signed by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Allied Forces in Panmunjom.

July 27 Clarke, the commander-in-chief of the "UN Forces", formally signed the armistice pact in Munsan.

July 27 Kim Il-song, the marshal of the Korean People's Army, formally signed the armistice pact in Pyongyang.

July 28 Peng Dehuai, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, formally signed the armistice pact in Kaesong.

July 28 Peng Dehuai and Kim Il-song issued the armistice order to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army.

July 31 The DPRK awarded Peng Dehuai the title of hero of the DPRK.

August 14 The headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army issued a communique on military successes.

October 27 The Supreme People's Congress of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea held ceremony to confer medals to heroes of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.