Political status of Taiwan - WikipediaAccording to the Treaty of Shimonoseki Taiwan was part of Japan at the establishment of the ROC in 1912. The PRC (founded 1 October 1949) argues that the Treaty of Shimonoseki was never valid, saying it was one of several unequal treaties forced upon the Qing. Pre-WWII[edit] Taiwan (excluding Penghu) was first populated by Austronesian people and was partially colonized by the Dutch, who had arriv
