Plausibility Check: Muslim Taiwan

Inspired by old threads by kasumingex: If the Spanish never colonized the Philippines and the people of Luzon converted to Islam, how plausible would it be for the Muslim traders and missionaries to travel further north and convert the Taiwanese Aboriginals to Islam, too?
 
Then Muslim Hui trading might have to be the case if you want that to happen, though you could have the Aboriginals be less xenophobic and allow some outsiders to trade with them.
 
They might have success. Taiwan is an Island, which makes it likelier to convert. But it won't save it from the Ming.

Could the Ming have tolerated a Bruneian vassal sultanate in Taiwan? Brunei was historically a tributary and an ally of China.

What if somehow, Taiwan was colonized by a large population of Hui Chinese Muslims?

Then Muslim Hui trading might have to be the case if you want that to happen, though you could have the Aboriginals be less xenophobic and allow some outsiders to trade with them.

That's not the scenario, that, I am presenting. The scenario, that, I am presenting is the Spanish never having colonized the Philippines thus allowing the Bruneian traders and missionaries to convert the people of the northern island of Luzon to Islam and then travelling further north and converting the Taiwanese aboriginals to Islam, too.
 
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Inspired by old threads by kasumingex: If the Spanish never colonized the Philippines and the people of Luzon converted to Islam, how plausible would it be for the Muslim traders and missionaries to travel further north and convert the Taiwanese Aboriginals to Islam, too?
Luzon did convert to islam, the question is if they remain Muslim and the faith spreads further north to Taiwan and Ryukyu?
 
Could the Ming have tolerated a Bruneian vassal sultanate in Taiwan? Brunei was historically a tributary and an ally of China.

Maybe. It wasn't as if the Ming were particularly zealous about religious affairs.

That's not the scenario, that, I am presenting. The scenario, that, I am presenting is the Spanish never having colonized the Philippines thus allowing the Bruneian traders and missionaries to convert the people of the northern island of Luzon to Islam and then travelling further north and converting the Taiwanese aboriginals to Islam, too.

Possible, but the thing is, why? It's not like Taiwan has anything special to offer to Brunei. Even basing rights don't make too much sense when you consider how short the distance is between China and Southeast Asia. While the Europeans do need to worry about basing rights and logistics due to the incredible distances to be travelled, no one in SEA is particularly interested, much less capable, of imposing their will on the aborigines.
 
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