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To state that the Japanese occupation of Taiwan was beneficial is erroneous. For the indigenous, non-Han, Taiwanese people, the Japanese were an enemy (and to some tribes, a food source), and the Japanese were responsible for massacring aboriginal people and banning many aspects of their traditional ways of life. It could be argued that the Japanese occupation was beneficial to the Han in terms of transport, modernisation, etc, however.
To state that the Japanese occupation of Taiwan was beneficial is erroneous. For the indigenous, non-Han, Taiwanese people, the Japanese were an enemy (and to some tribes, a food source), and the Japanese were responsible for massacring aboriginal people and banning many aspects of their traditional ways of life. It could be argued that the Japanese occupation was beneficial to the Han in terms of transport, modernisation, etc, however.
On that note, Taiwanese aboriginal people are not mentioned at all in the article. Why? They were the only people there for the vast majority of history.
On that note, Taiwanese aboriginal people are not mentioned at all in the article. Why? They were the only people there for the vast majority of history.
Given that neither the RoC government on Taiwan not the PRC government regard Taiwan as anything other than a province of China, surely it is mere propaganda to treat Taiwan as if it were a separate nation. Also, it is inaccurate to say that 'most' of the world recognised RoC rather than PRC until the US changed horses in 1971. The following is a list of non-communist states recognising the PRC, with dates: 1950: India, Indonesia, Sweden, Denmark, Burma, Switzerland, Finland. 1951: Pakistan. 1955: Afghanistan, Nepal. 1956: Egypt, Syria, Yemen. 1957: Sri Lanka. 1958: Cambodia, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria. 1959: Sudan, Guinea. 1960: Ghana, Mali, Somalia. 1961: Zaire, Laos. 1962: Uganda. 1963: Kenya, Burundi. 1964: Tunisia, France, Congo, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Benin. 1965: Mauritania. 1968: Yemen (Aden). 1970: Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Italy, Ethiopia, Chile.