The History of Japanese Colonization and Taiwanese Self-Perception

Let us all discuss why the connection between Japan and Taiwan is so unique, the Taiwanese's complacency in their colonial status, and the Japanese's disdain and some subconscious identification with the so-called Japanese. These are one of the hot topics of discussion nowadays. I'm not talented, and I really don't have anything to show for it, so I dug out a cup of old tea to make up for it. Conception: