Land Island Network: The Rise of Taiwan's Ports

Author: Lü Shumei
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: "Nineteen-Ninety-Five" National Key Book. Broaden the marine vision, open the marine heart, explore marine information, discuss the success and failure of the ocean, recall the past of the ocean, focus on the future of the ocean, reshape Chinese marine civilization, and embrace the global marine era. Ports are important bases for the development of the marine economy. The rise of Taiwan's ports is the result of the development of China's island belt from the coastal areas to the open sea, the interaction between the Chinese and Western marine economies, the comprehensive development of Taiwan Island, and the trade demand between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The land-island network constructed by Taiwan's ports has promoted Taiwan's internal integration, strengthened cross-strait relations, and expanded the space for China's marine economic activities. This book analyzes and discusses the historical background of the rise of Taiwan's ports before the Japanese occupation, examines the historical process of the continuous rise, development, and transformation of Taiwan's ports, elaborates on the functions and facilities of ports, discusses the formation and expansion of the land-island network linked by ports, and reveals the significance of the rise of Taiwan's ports.