the entire history of Taiwan, i guess

Couple early pointers: - It's not Mr. Kai-Shek, it's Mr. Chang. - The Qing government never managed to control Taiwan entirely. Qing influence never reached beyond the central mountain ranges to the East, which is best illustrated by your map on 1:35. Thus when the Mudan incident occurred in 1871, the Qing government relinquished all responsibility.

Great video. One correction though, Taiwan wasn't ever part of Fujian under the Nationalists. Taiwan was part of Fujian until 1887 when the Qing Dynasty made it its own province before losing it to Japan. There is actually still part of Fujian province ruled by the ROC (Taiwan), those are the Kinmen and Matsu Islands. Ive been to Kinmen once, and it was nice.

1:11 There was a time during the ice age when Taiwan and China were connected. Even today, the Taiwan Strait is only 200 meters deep and is an underground flatland. People probably just moved here over time. It is also to note that native Taiwanese sailed across the oceans, later becoming Austronesians that settle all the way from Easter Island to Madagascar. 1:44 It is not confirmed whether the island mentioned (called 夷洲) is Taiwan; the name literally "Eastern barbarian isle." Any island to the east of China could be a candidate. The number 10,000 is also likely a form of exaggeration in literature, as mass organized overseas settlement wasn't a thing by China; immigration was done mostly underground because Ming and Qing often locked their coastal borders to prevent pirates. Documented settlement of the Taiwan Isles came later at around 13th to 15th century, but it was mostly in 澎湖, a smaller set of isles slightly west of Taiwan, rather than the main island. 1:57 Headhunting occurred between tribes since antiquity, and again, long before Chinese settlement. 2:23 The Dutch only use Taiwan as coastal outposts and deer resource, so more inland areas are mostly untouched. This is very different from later Chinese settlement. 2:34 A private navy would be the more accurate term, because instead of looting, they run their own trades, but most importantly, offer protection to foreign ships and take tariffs. 3:45 Even though the first railroads and light bulbs look nice, what lay the groundwork for actual railroad and electricity system used in present day Taiwan were the Japanese. Taiwan's economic success also had more to do with exporting natural resources: tea leaves and camphor (widely used in production of chemicals). 4:30 Imposing Japanese culture is in the latter phase of the colonization. The Japanese were first pretty passive in terms of managing Taiwan before they need expansion to sustain their unstable economy. 4:55 The US air force literally bombarded Taiwan numerous times. Civilians died, and the older siblings of my grandparents could recall hiding from the air raids. 5:49 The Chiang regime, like most Asian regimes except for a few like Japan, had corrupt officials and military commanders all over the place. That was also a reason they failed against CCP. 7:28 More specifically, the Soviets. Had Mao not send troops to help out the USSR, there is a good chance Taiwan would be overtaken by the CCP in a few years. 8:47 MOST INACCURATE AND MISLEADING: Chiang Kai-Shek started a fascism spree after the 二二八 incident, and most Taiwanese weren't okay with it. However, those who were brave enough to act were mostly killed off by secret agents and trials that were procedurally flawed, or even execution without proper trial. It's like CCP's cultural revolution, but done by a regime of a different ideology and probably less famine-caused deaths. Also, Chiang's son, Chiang Ching-Kuo, was more to be credited in terms of economic growth and not Kai-Shek. 9:54 Not only that, but CCP's relationship with USSR has deteriorated and even had armed conflicts. As mentioned earlier, the US would ally with you if you're also against the Soviets, even if you're a communist yourself. 10:50 Smart and pragmatic as he is, the reason behind pushing the democratization is because, well, the United States requested it. He did it for the US aid, not for the political reform. 11:39 Forming political parties was illegal at the time, so I assume that by "helping" the video means "by not arresting them on the spot." 13:28 Lee Teng-Hui was also in rumors of corruption but got away with the public opinion because, well, missiles. 14:01 Fun fact: Ma dropped to a 9.2% approval rate before the end of his second term. Make no mistake, he's no criminal, but whether he's even a passable president is arguable. For reference, Tsai's approval rate is at around 50% right now.

can we appreciate how 1/3 of the video is taiwanese history before WW2 and the rest is just the last 80 years great video btw👍👍

Thanks a lot, great recap! Needed that for my paper

Underrated video, keep up the great work man

Keep up the good work on the history of Taiwan with the style of Bill Wurtz, Jim!

More like Status Guo

Very well-made video. I admire Taiwan so much and how they continue to persevere. Keep up the great videos. Love from Malaysia.

great video man 👍👍

Taiwan is a country!😃

Thanks man I like your style

It is very simplified for some parts but it is a nice general explaination nice

This was awesome tbh

Great video!

bro thinks he's bill wurtz jk, great video

Clearly,well done👍👍👍

Finally someone who actually knows history instead of yapping about random biased crap

Educational television 🧽

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