The Taiwanese Are Easily Deceived Series:: Did the KMT Pollute Kaohsiung? The Historical Truth of Southern Taiwan's Heavy Industry Beginnings

This article refutes the claim that 'the KMT polluted Kaohsiung.' The planning for Kaohsiung to become a heavy industry hub dates back to the **Japanese Occupation Period**. At that time, Japan established numerous factories in Kaohsiung Harbor (such as the Taiwan Colonization Company) to turn Taiwan into a 'Southern Expansion Base.' The Nationalist Government merely continued this industrial foundation after taking over. Blaming the pollution solely on one political party ignores the historical context. Furthermore, the Allied forces' attacks on Kaohsiung during WWII were purely based on strategic necessity.