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In 1896, Katsura became governor-general of Taiwan. Renewed political tensions at home were to mean that his tenure lasted only a few weeks but he was able in this time to outline the first coherent plan for colonial management. Moreover, he was later as president of the Taiwan Society and its affiliated school to spend many years promoting colonial development and the training of colonial administrators. These activities highlight the place of empire in Meiji politics of the 1890s, and the attitudes of leading figures at home towards Japan’s imperial opportunities and responsibilities.
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Lone, S. (2000). Empire: Taiwan and ‘The Taiwan Society’. In: Army, Empire and Politics in Meiji Japan. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403919632_4
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