Both men fulfilled their responsibilities. The next three (sixth through eighth) governors--Chou Chih-jou, Huang Chieh, and Chen Ta-ching--who covered the period 1957 to 1972, were all career military officers. This was clearly related to the escalation in tension with Communist China in those days.
自民國四十六年至民國六十一年的第六任周至柔、第七任黃杰、第八任陳大慶都是軍人出身的省主席，這明顯的與當時中共對峙、關係緊張的歷史背景有關。