1 Introduction; 2 Unrest on the China Coast; 2.1 Background to Maritime Activities; 2.2 Trade and Security; 2.3 The Great Pirate War and Aftermath; 2.4 Here Came the Red-Haired Dutch; 3 The Rise of Zheng Zhilong; 3.1 Zheng's Early Life; 3.2 From Pirate to Warlord; 4 Zheng Chenggong's Politicization of the China Coast; 5 From Dutch Taiwan to Zheng Taiwan; 6 The Antagonism Across the Taiwan Strait; 7 The Politics of Peace Talks; 7.1 The Ideological Obstacle to Peace; 7.2 Holding Peace in Play; 7.3 The Breakdown of Peace Talk and Its Resumption

7.4 No Light at the End of the Peace Tunnel8 Shi Lang the Admiral; 8.1 A Rising Star from the Ranks; 8.2 Escape from Zheng's Wrath and Defection to the Qing; 8.3 The Road to Become the Naval Chief; 9 The Crucial Naval Battle Near Penghu; 9.1 Controversy Over Strategy; 9.2 The Naval Battles off the Penghu Islands; 9.3 Shi's Policy of Rehabilitation; 9.4 The Beginning of the End; 10 Taiwan's Integration with China; 10.1 The Decision to Surrender; 10.2 Repay Injury with Kindness; 10.3 Celebration of Victory with Jubilation; 10.4 The Decision of Annexation; 10.5 The Emperor and the Admiral

10.6 The Legacies of the Taiwan Conquest11 Conclusion; Maps; References; Index