Newsreel titled 'Chinese Get U.S. Navy Vessel' depicting Lend-lease arrangements between the U.S. and China. Two destroyer-escorts and six smaller warships leave for China. Chinese sailor raises a flag on the deck of one of the ships. Chinese and U.S. Navy commanders shake hands. Chinese commander inspects the Chinese sailors. U.S. Navy sailors talk and exchange tips, tricks, and games with Chinese sailors. U.S. sailor unravels a poster of a partially nude woman as a gift for the Chinese sailors. Ship sails for China.
Tsingtao (Qingdao) Shantung Province, China. Camera pans over a hilltop with foliage and several buildings, near the U.S. Navy Air Base at Tsingtao (Qingdao) Shantung Province, China. It focuses on several sailors standing near a completely destroyed Navy R5D (Douglas DC-4) aircraft. The outer wings are missing and its four engines have been removed. While panning the wreckage, the camera picks up part of a tail number reading:" 80395." To the right, another aircraft fuselage is seen. Strips of aluminum are missing from it. It also appears to be a Navy R5D. A view of the cockpit shows the two control yokes missing from their pedestals. (Apparently salvageable parts have been removed from these crashed aircraft by Navy personnel.)
Arrival of Republic of China (ROC) leader General Chiang Kai-shek in Shanghai after nine years. General Chiang Kai-Shek disembarks the plane greeted by American Commander in China, General Widemire. A large crowd surrounds the official car. Massed crowd at racetrack for victory rally. General Chiang Kai-Shek and Madam Chiang (Soong Mei-ling) walk up steps of the platform. The crowd cheers as they lined up in the background. A Chinese official speaks on mike. The crowd cheers as Chiang Kai-shek waves his hand.
Student demonstration in front of the Consulate-General of the Soviet Union in Hongkou District, Shanghai (20 Huangpu Rd, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China). Facing the Consulate is the Astor House Hotel (15 Huangpu Lu, Shanghai). Student demonstrators display nationalist banners in Chinese and the flag of the Republic of China. Student demonstrators raise their fists as leaders shout and lead the crowd. Chinese student leader shouts at fellow demonstrators while hanging on window railing of the Consulate-General. Student demonstrators cheer and raise their fists up. Another student leader reads a speech in front of demonstration. Demonstrators in front of Consulate-General of the Soviet Union entrance. Student demonstrators shout and raise their fists up in front of Soviet Consulate.
United States military officers greet Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) as they arrive to visit the USS Landing Ship Tank 1050 (LST-1050) docked at a pier in China. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer and Navy Admiral Charles M. Cooke, greet them at the foot of a gangway to the ship. Admiral Cooke follows as they climb to the ship. A Chinese sailor salutes them and an entourage of Chinese military officers, as they board. A U.S. Navy Commander escorts them as they inspect a contingent of U.S. sailors in formation on deck. Admiral Cooke and another U.S. Admiral follow. In other parts of the ship, Chinese sailors are seen. Admiral Cooke discusses aspects of the ship with General and Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek. Other ships seen in busy harbor background. Closeup of Madame Chiang descending steps on the ship, followed by Admiral Cooke. General and Madame Chiang Kai-shek pose, flanked by Admiral Cooke and General Wedemyer.
U.S. Naval facilities in Tsingtao (Qingdao) Shantung Province, China, after World War 2. Camera pans across top of building labeled: United States Naval Air Base. It pans over semi-tropical flora. View from hill looking down on rice paddies, and coastal waters. A U.S. Navy R5D transport plane seen overhead, through mist, with landing gear down, approaching to land. Series of jerky images from vehicle moving along a road on Naval base and vicinity. Steel framework at industrial site. Partially destroyed building. Various industrial areas. Sign at driveway entrance reads: "ASAN." Heavy construction equipment. Chinese people wading in flooded area, seemingly fishing for something. U.S. military truck, quonset huts, and American servicemen at a base. View down on a cemetery containing various monuments, including some Christian crosses.