Hello everyone,
Clay suggests that you take some time to browse "How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century" by Tonio Andrade, available in e-book format at http://www.gutenberg-e.org/andrade/.
Another title you may be interested in is "The Romance of China: Excursions to a Virtual China in U.S. Popular Culture: 1776-1876" by John Rogers Haddad, available at http://www.gutenberg-e.org/haj01/.
-Miranda [Edit by="miranda k on Jan 8, 11:39:52 AM"][/Edit]