Niki Alsford: 1 book
Transitions to Modernity in Taiwan
The Spirit of 1895 and the Cession of Formosa to Japan
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
On 19 April 1895, British Consul Lionel Charles Hopkins, at the northern port of Tamsui, was summoned by Tang Jingsong, the governor of Taiwan, to his yamen in the western district of Taipei. Shortly after his arrival, Hopkins was handed a petition. Signed by a number of Taiwanese ‘notables’,...
