荷蘭人據澎湖始末（1622－1624）

The 1622-1624 Dutch occupation of Pescadores has been debated, but the discussions are either too simple or suffer form an excess of abstraction and ideological interpretation. This Essay is base on Dutch materials, especially the mutual communicated between the Dutchmen and the Ming Empire, and focuses on narration of historical events. It analyzes three topics. First, the Dutch objectives in occupying Pescadores; Second, the mutual negotiations and trade during the period of occupation; Third, the reasons for the Dutch abandonment of Pescadores for Taiwan. This essay points out that trade with Ming Empire was one of the Dutchmen’s main reasons for occupying Pescadores. However, since Pescadores was Ming territory, the Ming Empire used military force to contain the traders. Because the Dutch were not only faced with this threat, but were also move to Taiwan. However, they did not renounce their policy of setting up trade by means violence.