During the period of the Opium War, a British fleet tried to occupy Keelung harbor in north Taiwan but eventually failed. This was the first aggressive move on Taiwan by imperialist powers. In October 1856, the "Arrow" incident which occurred in Canton induced a Second Opium War, and as a result four Tientsin treaties were concluded during June, 1858. Based on the Tientsin treaties, Tamsui, Keelung, Anping and Takao were opened to the West, and western missionaries were allowed to propagate Christianity in Taiwan.

The summaries of treaties signed at that time were: (1) Abolish government monopoly of camphor business, permit foreigners and their employees to freely buy and sell camphor products; (2) Permit foreign merchants to travel freely in Taiwan; (3) Indemnify for the losses of churches, forbid the residents to slander Christianity; (4) Missionaries are given the right to live in Taiwan and p

Contrary to the Japanese army's expectation, suppression of the north was easily achieved. If everything continued as it was, it wouldn't take much time to pacify the entire area of Taiwan. When the Japanese troops began to push southward in June of 1895, they met strong resistances from the residents and were forced into desperate battles. Although the Taiwan Democratic Republic had already collapsed, the resistance of the Taiwanese people kept on. By November however, the Japanese had control of the entire island.

In this modern nuclear age, the century old conflict over China's rule of Taiwan has the potential to cause world war. The United States has gone back and forth regarding China's rights to Taiwan, perhaps adding to the tension. With both countries testing nuclear weapons in each other's backyards, it's only a matter of time before someone makes a critical mistake.

Skipping forward in time, in 1945 Japan is defeated in World War II In spite of the fact that there was no international agreement regarding change of status on Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek had swiftly renamed Taiwan as "Taiwan Province" of China. On September 5, 1945, Chen Yi set up a temporary office at C

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