Chapter 1

In the 1920s, Japan implemented an assimilation policy in Taiwan, which led to the indigenous elites feeling even more exploited and discriminated against by the colonizers after receiving Japanese education.

The core figure is Rahol Malibu, a descendant of the Paiwan aristocracy who is engaged in socialist and Marxist research. He believes that the oppression of Taiwan’s indigenous people is the highest manifestation of the colonial system.

Founded: In 1922, Rahol Malibu and his partners established the Takasago Communist Party in Taitung Goal: Combining communist theory with the collective spirit of the aboriginal people to liberate all Taiwanese aboriginal people and get rid of the oppression of capital, Han and Japanese imperialism.

Key members: including tactical expert Watan Pawan, intelligence liaison Yapu Mona, logistics procurement and guide Abus Kalim, eastern liaison Naruwan Mayaw (the only female member), and commando pioneer Bihou Nokan. Notes：Naruwan Mayaw is the wife of Rahol Malibu.

The main members of the indigenous tribes who are members of this political party are the Seediq and Atayal from Nantou, followed by the Paiwan from Taitung, the Bunun from Hualien, and the Amis who are also from Taitung like the Paiwan.

A total of 16.04 million members Male to female ratio: 3 to 1 Armed Struggle and Strategy Combat goal: Avoid direct conflict with the Japanese army and focus on guerrilla warfare, aiming to shake the economic foundation and prestige of Japanese colonial rule.

First operation: In the autumn of March 1923, under the guidance of Rahol Malibu, they conducted their first major operation on the east side of the Central Mountains, attacking the Japanese timber transportation station and destroying Japanese camphor and timber interests.

Follow-up actions: The troops led by Seediq leader Watan Pawan took advantage of the familiar terrain to continue attacking Japanese military positions, seizing weapons and cutting off communication lines.

Slogan: After every action, they will leave a slogan written on a cloth by Rahol Malibu 「Makaizua ti Taiwan, uya kita a malimada!台湾を解放し、私たちに管理させましょう!Liberate Taiwan and let us manage it!」 Trying to awaken the oppressed indigenous people.

Colonists’ counterattack and crisis Japanese Army Reaction: The Japanese Army was extremely angry with this “emerging resistance force” and regarded it as a more dangerous threat than the traditional headhunters because of their modern thinking and organizational capabilities.

Suppression: The Aboriginal Affairs Headquarters of the Taiwan Governor-General began to implement the “Communist Suppression and Sweep” operation, mobilizing the army to punish the tribes that harbored the guerrillas, and instigating the surrendered aborigines to fight together with Taiwanese Han troops.

Organizational split and crisis: Due to internal conflicts within the organization and the tight encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, the guerrillas faced a crisis.

Rahol Malibu advocated a temporary retreat to Han areas and sought support from the Japanese Communist Party.

Watan Pawan insisted on holding on to his position, launching large-scale attacks and scaring away the enemy with bloody battles.

Major Sacrifice: In an operation to break through the Japanese blockade, Bihou Nokan fought bravely against the Japanese and Taiwanese troops and died in order to cover the retreat of the main force.

Bihou Nokan said in Japanese before his death：さようなら、天国で会いましょう、同志たち！Goodbye, we will meet in heaven, comrades! unfinished tasks Rahol Malibu, Watan Pawan and Abus Kalim smuggled themselves to Japan to seek support from the Japanese Communist Party to establish another independent Takasago Democratic Self-Government Association.

Yapu Mona was forced by the Japanese army to commit suicide by eating potassium cyanide capsules，Naruwan Mayaw, also known as Rahol Malibu’s wife, was rescued by Taiwanese Hokkien financial banker Liu Qingshui, but in exchange she became Liu Qingshui’s concubine.

Liu Qingshui’s character introduction Born in Dadaocheng, Taipei one year before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1899, and grew up in Dadaocheng, Taipei. His family was involved in the trading business of Taiwanese tea since he was a child.

The other six boys followed their father in the tea trade, but he was not interested in tea trade but in finance. In 1910, his family followed his wishes and asked him to study finance in Japan.

In 1920, he established the Formosa World Bank in Taipei with financing from three Japanese entrepreneurs.