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Dutch army was ordered to settle in Pescadores to open trade with China; Ming Dynasty General Shen You-rong demanded they leave
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China and the Dutch began trading; Dutch established trading base; Dutch administrations of Taiwan began
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The Dutch began to construct Fort Zeenlandia in Taiwan
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The Spanish established settlements in northern Taiwan in attempt to attract Chinese merchants
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The Dutch drove the Spanish out of Taiwan, becoming the role ruling power.
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Chinese pirate, Koxinga, defeated and drove out the Dutch