Later, this nation became one of the Asian Economic Tigers and during the Cold War it was controlled tightly by the KMT party.
In 1947, political dissidents in this nation were massacred in what is known as the 228 incident. European explorers encountered the Ami and Atayal indigenous tribes while settling this modern nation and the western portion of this nation contains the strategically important Pescadores Islands. This nation was the home to the Dutch Fort Zeelandia, although it was eventually captured following a long siege led by Koxinga. Later, this nation became one of the Asian Economic Tigers and during the Cold War it was controlled tightly by the KMT party. For 10 points, name this island nation once known as Formosa.
In 1947, political dissidents in this nation were massacred in what is known as the 228 incident.
{Taiwan} [or Formosa early]