Dutch Formosa

The Dutch first attempted to trade with China in 1601{{sfnb|Ts’ao|2006|p=28}} but were rebuffed by the Chinese authorities, who were already engaged in trade with the Portuguese at [[Portuguese Macau|Macau]] from 1535.

The Dutch first attempted to trade with China in 1601{{sfnb|Ts’ao|2006|p=28}} but were rebuffed by the Chinese authorities, who were already engaged in trade with the Portuguese at [[Portuguese Macau|Macau]] from 1535.

In a 1604 expedition from [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]] (the central base of the Dutch in Asia), Admiral van Warwijk set out to attack Macau, but his force was waylaid by a [[typhoon]], driving them to the [[Pescadores]] ([[Penghu]]), a group of islands {{convert|30|mi|km|sigfig=1}} west of Formosa (Taiwan). Once there, the admiral attempted to negotiate trade terms with the Chinese on the mainland, but was asked to pay an exorbitant fee for the privilege of an interview. Surrounded by a vastly superior Chinese fleet, he left without achieving any of his aims.{{sfnb|Davidson|1903|p=10}}

In a 1605 expedition from [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]] (the central base of the Dutch in Asia), Admiral van Warwijk set out to attack Macau, but his force was waylaid by a [[typhoon]], driving them to the [[Pescadores]] ([[Penghu]]), a group of islands {{convert|30|mi|km|sigfig=1}} west of Formosa (Taiwan). Once there, the admiral attempted to negotiate trade terms with the Chinese on the mainland, but was asked to pay an exorbitant fee for the privilege of an interview. Surrounded by a vastly superior Chinese fleet, he left without achieving any of his aims.{{sfnb|Davidson|1903|p=10}}

The Dutch East India Company tried to use military force to make China open up a port in Fujian to trade and demanded that China expel the Portuguese, whom the Dutch were fighting in the [[Dutch–Portuguese War]], from Macau. The Dutch raided Chinese shipping after 1618 and took junks hostage in an unsuccessful attempt to get China to meet their demands.{{sfnb|Cooper|1979|p=658}}{{sfnb|Freeman|2003|p=132}}{{sfnb|Thomson|1996|p=39}}

The Dutch East India Company tried to use military force to make China open up a port in Fujian to trade and demanded that China expel the Portuguese, whom the Dutch were fighting in the [[Dutch–Portuguese War]], from Macau. The Dutch raided Chinese shipping after 1618 and took junks hostage in an unsuccessful attempt to get China to meet their demands.{{sfnb|Cooper|1979|p=658}}{{sfnb|Freeman|2003|p=132}}{{sfnb|Thomson|1996|p=39}}