Introduction
( 2003-07-21 19:03) (chinadaily.com.cn)
Taiwan has always been inalienable from the Chinese mainland. Although
development in Taiwan began later than in China's coastal provinces, the island
early developed overseas trade relations. In its modern history, foreign
invasion and plunder of the island has left traces of colonialism on its process
of economic development.
The history of Taiwan can be divided into the following stages: its ancient
period; its early development from the Three Kingdoms (220-280) to the early
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368); its development during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
and Dutch colonial rule (1624-1662); its development during the Qing Dynasty
(1644-1911), and Japanese colonial rule (1895-1945), and from 1945 onwards.
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