After Taiwan's return to Chinese rule in 1945, the ROC expropriated the timber land, establishing the Forest Management Office to continue the logging operations. The logging didn't stop even for a short moment; in fact, it increased.
1945 年台灣光復後，國民政府接收林場，成立林管處繼續經營，砍伐林木仍未稍歇，甚至有過之而無不及。