Editing History of Taiwan (section)

===Annexation===
{{see also|Taiwan Prefecture}}

Shi Lang remained in Taiwan for 98 days before returning to Fujian on 29 December 1683. In Fujian, some officials from the central government advocated for transporting all of Taiwan's inhabitants to the mainland and abandoning the island.{{sfn|Wong|2017|p=187}} One argued that defending Taiwan was impossible and increasing defense expenditures was unfavorable.{{sfn|Wong|2017|p=187}}

Shi opposed abandoning Taiwan, arguing that this would leave it open to other enemies. He assured that defending Taiwan would only take 10,000 men and reduce garrison forces on the coast. Shi convinced all the attendees at the Fujian conference, with the exception of Subai, that it was in their best interests to annex Taiwan.{{sfn|Wong|2017|pp=187–188}} On 6 March 1684, Kangxi accepted Shi's proposal to set up permanent military establishments in Penghu and Taiwan and authorized the establishment of [[Taiwan Prefecture]], divided into three counties, as a prefecture of [[Fujian Province]].{{sfn|Wong|2017|p=189–190}}{{sfn|Twitchett|2002|p=146}}

{{wide image|File:臺灣地里圖.jpg|1250px|Painting of Taiwan, [[Kangxi Emperor|Kangxi]] period, 1684–1722}}