Introduction : Imperial Gateways in Regional Histories of Empire -- Opening a Gateway into South China -- Overseas Taiwanese in South China's Border Zones -- Overseas Taiwanese in Southeast Asia -- Mobilizing the Taiwanese for War -- Colonial Liaisons in Occupied South China -- Advancing into the Southern Regions -- Epilogue : Postwar Legacies of Taiwan's Gateway.
Summary
"Drawing on multilingual archives from six countries, this book examines the strategic importance of Taiwan to the Japanese Empire and uncovers the half-century of dynamic relations between Japan, Taiwan, China, and Western regional powers in an ever-shifting international order"-- Provided by publisher.