Essat On Taiwan Now And Then

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Christianity; (5) Complications between the natives and foreigners should be jointly judged by Ch'ing authorities and the British Council.
In 1871 an incident occurred where sixty-six Miyakojima residents of Ryukyu drifted into southern Taiwan, where fifty-four were killed by aborigines. This became known as the "Botan Incident", which Japan quickly used to try and win recognition of its territorial right to Ryukyu. The following year the Japanese government set up a consulate in Fuchow and sent a consul to spy on Taiwan. Japan also hired ex-American consul of Amoi, C.W. LeGendre, who was well acquainted with Taiwan affairs, to act as an advisor to the Foreign Affairs Department. These moves were part of the preparation for a military venture into Taiwan.
Japanese troops led by Saigo, departed from Nagasaki on May 17, and landed near Hengchun in southern Taiwan. The Japanese troops successfully occupied the "barbaric territory by June. With Japan fighting for control of ...

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