After the Dutch were expelled from Taiwan in 1662, the island briefly came under the control of the Ming loyalists led by Zheng Chenggong, better…

When the Spanish Crown expanded into northern Taiwan in 1626, it was not to build a colony in the conventional sense, but to secure a…

When the Dutch East India Company (VOC) established itself in Taiwan in 1624, it was not seeking to build a nation but to secure a…

For most of Taiwan’s modern history, the story of national identity has been framed by its contests with great powers — from Dutch merchants to…