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The Aboriginal people of Taiwan are the 1st nation of Taiwan. They are related to Malay and Polynesians. They have been around for 8000 years before Han Chinese began in 17th century. Soon they were called the mountain people.
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Portuguese sailors passing Taiwan record in the ship's log the name Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island). But they have no attempt to colonise Taiwan.
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The VOC stands for Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie(in dutch) or in english united East india company
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Taiwan was occupied by the people of Malay-Polynesian descent. They called the island 'Pakan'
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Dutch traders in search of an Asian base first arrived on the island in 1623 to use the island as a base for Dutch commerce with Japan and the coastal areas of China.
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The Dutch East India Company (VOC) built Fort Zeelandia on the coastal islet of Tayowan (off modern Tainan).
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the dutch kicked nthe spanish out in danshui and in anping
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The reason Spanish wanted to colonise Taiwan is to ensure the security of Philippines and to prevent the Dutch from trading with China and Japan.
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Spanish took control Keelung harbor in the north to expand trade with Japan. They built Fort San Salvador there.
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After landing at Cape Santiago in the north-east of Taiwan but find it unsuitable for defensive purposes, the spanish continued westward along the coast until they arrived at Keelung.
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Spanish establish another base at Danshui and built another Fort called Fort San Domingo.
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Spanish got kicked out by Aborigines.
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In 1641 the Dutch decided to take northern Taiwan by force. Unfortunately the Spanish were well-defended and the attacking troop were not able to breach the wall of the fortress. The Dutch retreat to the Dutch base at Fort Zeelandia.
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Taiwan produced rice and sugar to be exported to the empire of Japan and also serve as a base for the Japanese colonial expansion into South East Asia and the Pacific during World War II.
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The US bombed Taiwan constantly, many people of Taiwan served Japan during the war.
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The sino freanch war started in 1884 because the freanch where angery about Ching dynasty laws.
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The sino freanch war ends and the freanch lose the war.
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China and Japan were at war, China was deafeated and cedes Taiwan to the Japanese.
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Japanese imperial eduacation was implement Taiwan and many Taiwanese also fought for Japan during the war.
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Although their advance was slowed by guerilla activity, the Japanese deseated the Formosan forces (a mixture of regular Chinese units and local Hakka militias) whenever they attempted to make a stand.
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Japan formally surrenders on the deck of the U.S. battleship Missouri, ending World War II. Japan begins the process of returning to China all the territories it had colonized, including Taiwan (then called Formosa), which it had acquired in 1895 after the first Sino-Japanese war.
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After the handover, life for Taiwan's citizens doesn't change much under the rule of China's Nationalist forces (called the Kuomingtang, or KMT). Their hopes that the end of Japan's rule would liberate Taiwan turned to frustration. The KMT and immigrating mainlanders prolong the country's problems. Inflation slows the economy and unemployment rises.
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Taiwan produced rice and sugar to be exported to the empire of Japan and also serve as a base for the Japanese colonial expansion into South East Asia and the Pacific during World War II.
