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Therefore, the next stage in the evolution of the island can be characterized as a need for overcoming the annexation attempts from China and afterwards Japan. The situation however became an issue of international politics as Europeans became involved through the Unequal Treaties which "which opened designated ports in China to foreign trade. In addition, as a result of the treaties' terms, European powers were granted extraterritorial jurisdictions in the treaty ports themselves, so that Europeans were obligated to abide by their own legal system and would only be tried by their own consular officials" (McDevitt-Parks, 2007).
The island was in itself at the disposal of the several influences which exercised their authority particularly because the aboriginal people did not have the capacity to defend themselves, nor were they able to stand against the desires for supremacy of China, Japan, and other European countries such as the French. Therefore, the territory was being traded between these regional powers, especially China and Japan. This was largely due to the fact that Taiwan was at the crossroads between the two. Despite the fact that they had a local tradition and culture, they lacked the actual means through which they would be able to retaliate. The 19th century was in this sense an essential moment in the history of the island as its leaders tried to undergo an initiative aiming at independence. Thus, "on 25 May 1895 -- with the assistance of disenchanted Manchu officials -- the Taiwan Republic, the first independent republic in...
Nonetheless, the endeavor did not last and in time the island came to be the result of several treaties and agreements which tried to determine its faith.
Overall, it can be concluded that Taiwan has had a troubled history along the centuries. However, it stands as a cultural icon for the region, with a cultural identity which benefited from various influences which in time assimilated or in parts even eliminated the aboriginal presence on the island. Still, from this perspective, it seems that the Taiwanese people were often left without a choice to determine their own fate, a situation which is more or less the one existing at this moment.
Bibliography
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McDevitt-Parks, Dominic. "19th-century Anglo-American representations of Formosan peoples." Freeman Summer Grant. 2007. 30 April 2008 http://www.reed.edu/academic/studentgrants/downloads/freeman-mcdevitt-parks-report.pdf
New Taiwan. Taiwan's 400 years of history. 2007. 30 April 2008. http://www.taiwandc.org/hst-1624.htm
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Vost, Cliff. "The Tribes of Taiwan." Travel in Taiwan. 1995. 30 April 2008. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/culture/0795_TribesOfTaiwan.html
Bibliography
Andrade, Tonio. "The Rise and Fall of Dutch Taiwan, 1624-1662: Cooperative Colonization and the Statist Model of European Expansion." Journal of World History. Emory University. 2006.
McDevitt-Parks, Dominic. "19th-century Anglo-American representations of Formosan peoples." Freeman Summer Grant. 2007. 30 April 2008 http://www.reed.edu/academic/studentgrants/downloads/freeman-mcdevitt-parks-report.pdf
New Taiwan. Taiwan's 400 years of history. 2007. 30 April 2008. http://www.taiwandc.org/hst-1624.htm
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. Taiwan's Culture and Art. N.d. 30 April 2008 http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/taiwan/pro-art.htm
Vost, Cliff. "The Tribes of Taiwan." Travel in Taiwan. 1995. 30 April 2008. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/culture/0795_TribesOfTaiwan.html
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