One scholar pointed out that Taiwan was ceded to Japan in 1895, minimizing the need for use of armed force. Further, with Taiwan as Japan's base for moving south, the Japanese actively built up Taiwan, leaving behind much infrastructure.
一位學者指出，甲午戰後，台灣是被「割讓」給日本的，換句話說，日本不必像當年侵略華北、東北那樣以流血武力去佔領、制服，再加上當年台灣被認為是日本「南進」的基地，日本人事事以貯備倉儲的心態來治理，刻意建設台灣，而留下不少基本建設。