台湾光复初期的琉球籍民众

The Residents from Ryukyu at the Early Period of Taiwan’s Recovery

1879年,日本明治政府吞并琉球国。1945年10月,台湾光复,中国政府恢复行使主权。同时,美国军事占领琉球。大约有13000名琉球籍民众移居台湾。1946年,台湾省行政长官公署遣返日俘、日侨后,开始遣返琉球籍民众。1947年,384名琉球籍民众在台湾滞留,主要是渔业技术人员及其家属。他们从事海上小额贸易,受到严格限制。蔡璋等人成立琉球革命同志会,上书国民政府,要求给予中国国籍,善待琉胞。

In 1879,the Meiji government of Japan occupied the Ryukyu Islands.In October 1945,the Chinese government resumed exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan.Meanwhile,the army of the United States occupied Ryukyu.There were about 13000 residents from Ryukyu migrating in Taiwan.Having repatriated Japan’s refugees and prisoners of war,Taiwan Chief Executive’s Office began to send Ryukyu residents back to their hometowns.In 1947,about 384 fishermen and technicians from Ryukyu remained to be in Taiwan.Cai Zhang and his colleagues set up the Ryukyu Revolution Comrade Union,presented their petition to the National Government and requested to grant the residents the nationality of China and to treat them kindly.