In any case, the Nationalist government quickly collapsed and the remnants retreated to Taiwan. Fearful that the Communists would also swallow up Taiwan, Chiang essentially suspended the constitution and began to rule based on the so-called "Temporary Provisions" to that document. The government suspended all rights to free assembly, including the right to form political parties or civic associations.
然而國共內戰，國民政府在短短數年內兵敗如山倒，在深恐共黨勢力節節進逼的情況下，宣佈凍結憲法，改依「動員戡亂時期臨時條款」施政，集會遊行、結黨結社一律禁止，政府撤退來台後，政治氣氛更形緊縮。