台湾是中国第一大宝岛，它不仅蕴藏着丰富的矿藏、地热、水力、森林、水产等资源，而且还是联结南北海运和远东航线的必经之地，在经济发展和国际交往中具有非常重要的战略地位，因而成为近代列强各国所争夺的一个重要目标。台湾也就成为近代中外关系中比较敏感的地区之一... Taiwan is the largest treasure island in China. It not only contains abundant resources such as mineral deposits, geothermal energy, water power, forests and aquatic products, but also is a necessary place for linking North-South shipping and the Far East routes. It has extraordinary economic development and international exchanges An important strategic position, which has become an important goal contested by various countries in the modern powers. Taiwan has become one of the more sensitive areas in modern Sino-foreign relations.