- 期刊
19世紀普魯士統一德國前對臺灣的覬覦（1850-1870）
Prussian Attempt at Seizing Taiwan before German Unification in the 19th Century (1850-1870)
摘要
臺灣因地處東亞大陸邊陲島鏈中央，具交通、貿易要衝與戰略重要地位，故自近代以來，就漸成為歐洲海權與殖民列強爭相奪取的目標，她先後受到荷、西的侵占、統治與剝削、闢為東亞貿易的中心或轉運站，從而納入世界殖民的經濟體系。臺灣由於受到歐洲海洋文明勢力的介入，開始慢慢脫離原始與封閉的狀態，並邁向國際化與近、現代化；加以鄭氏與清領時期漢人大量移入，海上貿易更為興盛，臺灣的米、茶、糖、樟腦、鹿皮與鹿肉成為當時重要的輸出品。於是，歐洲海權列強更爭相來臺進行殖民和貿易，臺灣遂成為東西文化交匯的重地與東、西方列強勢力在東亞競逐的場所與覬覦的焦點。19世紀中期以來，德意志國家因工商業發展迅速，鐵公路交通發達，並積極推動遠洋貿易。雖然，此時德意志帝國（Das Deutsche Reich）還未建立，但普魯士與北德同盟（Der Norddeutsche Bund）效法歐、美列強，推行新帝國主義（Neo-Imperialism）的霸權與擴張政策，且興起在海外闢建殖民地或軍事據點的野心；因能在海外擁有殖民地或據點，不但是世界強權的表徵，亦可凝聚德意志民族的團結與文化的擴張，且可解決國內因工業化帶來生產過剩與社會經濟的問題，以及從殖民地獲得政經的利益。在尋覓與建構海外殖民地或海軍據點的過程中，臺灣一度成為她們在東亞力爭之地。
並列摘要
Taiwan served as a vital transportation hub and occupied a key strategic position at the edge of East Asia. At the beginning of 17th century, the island became a target to be fought over by the European sea and colonial powers. First the Dutch and then the Spanish invaded and colonized Taiwan. Their domination and exploitation opened up Taiwan as an East Asian trade and transshipment center and incorporated it into the global colonial economic system. Due to the introduction of European oceanic culture, Taiwan also gradually shed its original state of isolation and started on the road toward internationalization and modernization. During the Zheng family period, large numbers of Chinese immigrated to Taiwan and maritime trade flourished; rice, tea, sugar and camphor became major export products, further demonstrating the island's economic potential. As the European sea powers strived to establish colonies and trading bases in Taiwan, the island became a major center for interaction between Western and Eastern cultures and a place where leading Western nations converged in East Asia. Starting from the mid-19th century the German nation, due to rapid development of its industry and booming construction of railroad and roads, actively sought out overseas markets and promoted overseas trade. Though a unified ＂German Empire＂ (Das Deutsche Reich) had not yet been established, Prussia and other German states followed the example of leading Western and Eastern powers to launch a policy of ＂Neo-Imperialism,＂ which spurred their ambition to establish colonies oversea. Possessing overseas colonies would give the nation a world power status, enhance the unity of German people, help solve overproduction and social problems caused by industrialization, and provide political and economic benefits. During this process of searching and establishing overseas colonies, an active attempt was made to seize Taiwan as an East Asian colony for Prussia and the German nation.