LA HERMOSA:What european or American country should make taiwan a settler colony?

What european or American country should make taiwan a settler colony?


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The POD of my TL is that the Philippines was difficult to hold and the Spanish were kicked out there so they held into Formosa, The anomalous incident that made most of the Philippines a part of the Spanish empire never happened.

So if the Spanish goes to Formosa, who gets the Philippines? Russia? I already have a thread on this, but possible. Britain? Maybe, if Hong Kong isn't enough. Mexico? Travel distance makes it a pain in the neck, but possible if Mexico holds on to its territories north of its OTL border. Brazil, too far. Portugal? They do have Macao and East Timor, so that could happen. USA? Only if they failed to take the Philippines.
 

True enough. I like trying to find ways that Britain is not the most likely coloniser in any area.

The POD of my TL is that the Philippines was difficult to hold and the Spanish were kicked out there so they held into Formosa, The anomalous incident that made most of the Philippines a part of the Spanish empire never happened.

Okay, so the Philippines were never Spanish - Formosa is a good alternative in the East then. Close to China, but might they consider it too far from the East Indies?
 
So if the Spanish goes to Formosa, who gets the Philippines? Russia? I already have a thread on this, but possible. Britain? Maybe, if Hong Kong isn't enough. Mexico? Travel distance makes it a pain in the neck, but possible if Mexico holds on to its territories north of its OTL border. Brazil, too far. Portugal? They do have Macao and East Timor, so that could happen. USA? Only if they failed to take the Philippines.
The Island of Manila(Luzon), Malacca,Sulu and Borneo stay independent but Visayas was liberated by Maguindanao from the Spanish in this scenario at this point because the Bruneian Empire did not exist.

Okay, so the Philippines were never Spanish - Formosa is a good alternative in the East then. Close to China, but might they consider it too far from the East Indies?
They can use Formosa as a plantation.
 
A plantation for what exactly? Tea?
For Spices, Tea and Tabacco.

So if the Spanish goes to Formosa, who gets the Philippines? Russia? I already have a thread on this, but possible. Britain? Maybe, if Hong Kong isn't enough. Mexico? Travel distance makes it a pain in the neck, but possible if Mexico holds on to its territories north of its OTL border. Brazil, too far. Portugal? They do have Macao and East Timor, so that could happen. USA? Only if they failed to take the Philippines.
Catherine the Great demands and gets Formosa in this TL then US grabs it before decolonization.
 
Wait... so Formosa goes to Russia... then the USA? Or did you mean the Philippines?
Yes,Russia and US analogue get Formosa..I am planning for Britain fooling some south east asian states to be protectorates.

Queen Catherine the Great expells the English Bourbons to the Americas so a Bourbon US analogue is born.
 
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