Hong Kong and Taiwan

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This paper examines the roles of both Taiwan and Hong Kong in Chinese history and discusses each country's current situation in relation to China. Additionally, the paper analyzes Hong Kong's model of reunification with China and presents its impact on the future of Taiwan. The paper shows that, although Hong Kong and Taiwan have many ties with China, each has its own valid history, present, and future that is separate from that of mainland China.

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"Taiwan has long been a part of China's history. As early as 1544, Portuguese colonizers discovered the Taiwan island, and dubbed it Ilha Formosa, or the beautiful island. However, it was not until 1582 that the island became known in European navigation. By 1624, Dutch settlers had erected a fort on the isle, and had begun to colonize the southwestern area as the Dutch East Indies Company. At that point, there were not signs of any Chinese Imperial Government in the area, and was thus not considered part of China (Kung, Chia, 1). However, Spanish settlers in northern Taiwan also began to develop the area in 1626, and were in conflict with the Dutch East Indies Company. By 1942, the Dutch had expelled the Spanish from Northern Taiwan, and had begun to bring in Chinese immigrant labor for their sugar plantations and rice fields. As these workers began to tire of the trek back and forth to China, they settled in the area, often marrying the aborigine settlers. Thus, the Taiwanese race began (Ito, 4)."

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