A Brief Argument on Recovering Taiwan in the Early Days of Qing Dynasty

There are two events which occured in relation to the recovery of Taiwan. First, Zheng Chenggong's troops drove the Dutch colonists out of Taiwan, and Taiwan again became a territory of China. Second, Qing's Army conquered Tai wan after the negociation between the Qing government and Taiwan's ruling circles failed, and this helped accomplish the unification. Zheng Chenggong and Emperor Kangxi, who were the two opposing rulers, made their own important contributions to the recovering of Taiwan. this writer examined the whole story in detail and discussed its significances during the different periods.