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2 days ago · Named Formosa by Portuguese explorers, the south of the island was colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century whilst the Spanish built a settlement in the north which lasted until 1642. These European settlements were followed by an influx of Hoklo and Hakka immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong .
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1 day ago · China gained control there in the late 17th century and ruled Taiwan for some two centuries. Japan acquired Taiwan in 1895 following the first Sino-Japanese War, and it became a colony.
Jun 14, 2024 · In 1517 a Portuguese ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, and the ship’s log recorded the words “Ilha Formosa,” meaning “Beautiful Island” in Portuguese. Formosa subsequently became the Western term for Taiwan.
5 days ago · Formosa Files - Weekly Tales from the Wonderful History of Taiwan New to The History of Taiwan - Formosa Files? Check our very first episode, the story of a very white man who showed up in London in 1703... and claimed to be from Formosa.
2 days ago · In December 1984, the Taiwan Aboriginal People's Movement was launched when a group of indigenous political activists, aided by the progressive Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT), established the Alliance of Taiwan Aborigines (ATA, or yuan chuan hui) to highlight the problems experienced by indigenous communities all over Taiwan, including ...
Jun 25, 2024 · This old radio drama is a wonderful snapshot in time – 1944 – before the events of the following year (Hitler's death, two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, the formal end of WWII, and Taiwan's “return” to the Republic of China) shaped the world we live in today. More info at formosafiles.com.
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Jun 24, 2024 · In fact, for most of its history, Taiwan, or Formosa, as it was once called, was no more a part of the Chinese nation than, say, Gibraltar was a part of Britain. Until the seventeenth century ...
