| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 東南亞學系 === 107 === This thesis mainly discusses the expansion of tea trade of Taiwanese merchants into Southeast Asia during the period of under Japanese colonial rule. Since Qing Dynasty, tea has been the major item of trade. By exploring the trade activities, Taiwanese merchants under Japanese colonial rule demonstrates unique pattern to interact between the colonial state and Southeast Asian colonial regimes.
Trade networks of Pouchong tea in Southeast Asia in Japan's South Expansion Doctrine are the main subjects to explore. The South Expansion Doctrine, through promoted by the Japanese Imperial Government, maintains a special status for Taiwanese merchants to venture into Southeast Asia. The South Seas Society, the Japanese government investment, the assistance of the Gentry to enable the development of Taiwanese people in the Southern End, coupled with the cultural convergence of the situation of Chinese immigrants before under Japanese colonial rule, formed the largest population of Indonesia. In Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, the development of population migration. However, after the outbreak of The Great East Asia War, the Komika/Japanization movement and the self-identification of Taiwanese citizens, the industrial development of Taiwanese people in various countries will be influenced by the attitude of the Japanese government, local overseas Chinese and local governments, so there are still limits to the actual number of people.
In addition, in the trade network of Pouchong tea, under Japanese colonial rule, the modernization of Taiwan's island with the impact of the quality of Taiwan's tea, coupled with the decline of the Oolong tea trade, so that the trade network which dependence on China’s export tea is gradually expansion in the Japanese colonial rule, becoming the main items of Southeast Asian trade. Japanese Government paid attention to the development of tea in Southeast Asia, so it complemented the Taiwanese Guild and constrained other downstream merchants to stabilize prices and quality control, creating a peak in the export of package tea in the 1920s. The relationship between Taiwanese merchants and the Japanese government is therefore getting closer, the Japanese government has used Taiwanese merchants relationship in Southeast Asia as a leverage to promote the South Expansion Doctrine and give assistance to Taiwanese merchants, and Taiwan merchants also utilize the support of the Japanese Imperial government to actively explore the market in Southeast Asia. But the boom in export strains also followed the impact of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the rise of the Indonesian native tea, and the impact of World War II, which also made the tea no longer beautiful at the end of the day.
In spite that Taiwan's tea promotion was not beginning from the Japanese colonial rule, but improvement of tea quality and drastical growth of trade was in the early 20th century. A golden period of Pouchong tea trade was formed by the Japanese government’s South Expansion Doctrine, the colonial modernization of Taiwan ,and efforts of Taiwanese citizens in Southeast Asia. In the face of the economic depression and the pressure of war in 1930s, Taiwan’s citizens didn’t give up the market in the Southeast Asia. With the promotion of the Expo, no matter what the result could be, they still try to change and to expand in Southeast Asia.
From the perspective of past development pattern, Taiwanese citizens have developed overseas market and are affected by government policies and the distribution of overseas Chinese. With the economic development of domestic market, Taiwanese merchants strive to expand in Southeast Asia society. Although it has encountered external challenge , Taiwanese merchants has tried to find an opportunity to break through trade difficulties. They are looking for new expansion and willingness to try and open their minds. Nowadays Taiwan could also learn from the history when interacting with Southeast Asia.
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