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The early settlers of Taiwan, people of Malay-Polynesian descent, settled in the low-lying coastal plains and the island Pakan. Since these early times, a number of people of different ethnicities, race and religion have either invaded Taiwan or chosen to settle there because of its rich farming land and natural resources. The early settlers moved up into the hills and mountains to avoid the confrontation and were called the ‘mountain people’.

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A Chinese pirate, Cheng Cheng-kung (Koxinga) defeated the Dutch in 1662 but he died shortly afterwards. His son took over the ruling of Taiwan but was defeated by Ch’ing troops from mainland China.

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Taiwanese pirates began to grow bold and attacked American, Japanese and French ships. History has recorded that these countries called to China for support but Peking replied that China was beyond their territory. The French then launched an attack on Taiwan and conquered the northern part of the island from 1884 until 1885.

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Naturally, the Japanese sent a force and crushed the movement and then set out to develop the islands by creating transport and education systems. Meanwhile, the Chinese Communists under Mao Tse-tung were fighting for control over mainland China with Chiang Kai-shek\'s Nationalists Party.

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