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This anniversary edition of Taiwan's 400 Year History is our present to Su Beng in celebration of his 100th year birthday. The work, which we present here, is based on the 1986 English version of Taiwan's 400 Year History - the Origins and Continuing Development of the Taiwanese Society and People. We have maintained the Romanization of the Chinese names as in the original text, but we have added their Chinese characters for greater clarity. The main purpose of the 1986, 1st English edition was to promote a better understanding of Taiwan's history to the West. However, as time has passed, most of the world has come to realize the complicated context of Taiwan's history and position so that this work has taken on a second mission, namely to provide a greater understanding of Su Beng and his philosophy.