1895～1945年日本因不平等的中日《马关条约》强据台湾达50年之久。日本殖民者出于本国的利益与需要,先是将台湾作为日本的原材料与资本输出的基地,后又将它作为战时的军需品与“南进”(中国华南及南洋地区)基地而大加经营,致使台湾经济在原有基础上获得一定程度的发展。目前,台湾岛内少数“台独”分子为了给“台独”理论寻找历史依据,或为了其他政治目的,对日本的殖民统治歌功颂德,声称“日本给台湾带来了现代化”,并为台湾今天的发展“打下了基础”。为澄清是非,本文拟对日据时期台湾经济发展的实质试做探讨。 From 1895 to 1945 Japan forcibly took Taiwan for 50 years due to the unequal Sino-Japanese “Treaty of Shimonoseki.” For its own national interests and needs, the Japanese colonists first used Taiwan as the base for the export of Japanese raw materials and capital and later used it as a wartime munition and a base for “southward” (South China and Southeast Asia) bases As a result, the economy of Taiwan has achieved some degree of development on the basis of its own. At present, in order to find a historical basis for the “Taiwan’s independence” theory, or for other political purposes, the “Taiwan’s independence” elements on the Taiwan island have praised Japan’s colonial rule, claiming that “Japan has brought Taiwan’s modernization,” and are contributing to Taiwan’s development today “Laid the foundation.” To clarify right and wrong, this paper intends to explore the essence of Taiwanese economic development during the Japanese occupation.