{"id":6709,"date":"2023-03-30T14:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/?post_type=book&#038;p=6709"},"modified":"2023-03-30T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:15:47","slug":"lost-colony","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/book\/lost-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world&#8217;s most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War\u2015Europe&#8217;s first war with China\u2015the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, part pirate, he led his generals to victory over the Dutch and captured one of their largest and richest colonies\u2015Taiwan. How did he do it? Examining the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese military techniques during the period,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Lost Colony<\/span>\u00a0provides a balanced new perspective on long-held assumptions about Western power, Chinese might, and the nature of war.<\/p>\n<p>It has traditionally been asserted that Europeans of the era possessed more advanced science, technology, and political structures than their Eastern counterparts, but historians have recently contested this view, arguing that many parts of Asia developed on pace with Europe until 1800. While\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Lost Colony<\/span>\u00a0shows that the Dutch did indeed possess a technological edge thanks to the Renaissance fort and the broadside sailing ship, that edge was neutralized by the formidable Chinese military leadership. Thanks to a rich heritage of ancient war wisdom, Koxinga and his generals outfoxed the Dutch at every turn.<\/p>\n<p>Exploring a period when the military balance between Europe and China was closer than at any other point in modern history,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Lost Colony<\/span>\u00a0reassesses an important chapter in world history and offers valuable and surprising lessons for contemporary times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6710,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lost Colony | China Research Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/book\/lost-colony\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lost Colony | China Research Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world&#8217;s most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. 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