
Lin Man-houng
Lin Man-houng is a prominent historian whose research focuses on the historical geopolitics of East Asia. Along with Huang Yi-chen, Lin has critically examined the historical texts that have been used to justify China's claims over Taiwan, particularly the misattribution of the term 'Liuqiu' to Taiwan.
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Lin Man-houng, along with Huang Yi-chen, definitively showed that 'Liuqiu' was a reference to the Ryukyu islands in their 2024 paper.
Notes from Central Taiwan: The fake history behind China’s territorial claimsTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·
Taiwan· 2026-08-03








