한국과 대만은 중국대륙에 인접해 있으면서, ‘일본의 팽창과 중국의 퇴조’라는 19세기 말이래 동북아시아 국제정세 변화의 희생자였다고 할 수 있다. 중국대륙을 무대로 활동한 한국과 대만 출신의 항일운동세력은 중국국민당정부 및 중국공산당정권의 지원 하에, 자신의 조국해방과 민족독립을 위해 분투하면서, 중국 항일전쟁의 한 축을 형성하였다. 지역적ㆍ문화적으로 중국대륙에 최인접한 변방민족의 동참이라는 측면에서, 양자의 중국항일전쟁 참전은 동아시아 반파시즘투쟁의 주도역할을 자임한 중국항일운동세력의 위상과도 상관이 있었다. 재정적ㆍ정치적 후원자였던 중국정부의 존재는 양자연대의 성격을 규정짓는 외연으로써 기능하였다. 양자는 일본제국주의의 식민지라는 정치환경을 공통분모로 하여, 동병상련의 연대관계를 형성하였다. ‘일본제국주의의 침략’을 배경으로, 한국과 대만은 ‘형제와 동맹자’가 되어야 하였으며, 공동항일의 당위성이 강조되었다. 일제의 중국ㆍ몽고ㆍ만주지역 침략의 교두보로서 한반도와, 동남아시아 및 태평양으로의 진출을 위한 관문으로서 대만의 지정학적 위치는 왜 한국과 대만의 항일운동세력이 공동항일과 국제연대노선에 입각하여 일제의 침략을 저지하고, 나아가 일본제국주의를 붕괴시켜야 하는가를 일깨워 주었다. 그러나 일제 식민지배로부터 해방된 이후의 ‘역사가 나아가야 할 길’이라는 문제에 직면하면 양자의 입장 차이는 극명해진다. 한인세력은 전통적인 한ㆍ중관계로의 회귀가 아닌, 새로운 ‘민족국가 건설’의 길을 상정하였던 데 반해, 대만 항일운동세력은 ‘대륙으로의 회귀’를 염두에 두었다고 하겠다.

During the period of Japanese invasion, independence seeking activities of Korea and Taiwan originated from the students studying abroad and which were acted out in full-scale in China during 1920s. They formed linked relationship against the political environment of Japanese imperialism and colonialism with their distress from the invasion from Japan. By the invasion of Japanese imperialism, Korea and Taiwan had to form an alliance against Japan which was legitimized by the people of invaded nations. Japans invasion of Taiwan deteriorated Taiwans native culture, tradition and economy and that notion of Japanese invasions deterioration of Taiwan also brought out an underlying perception which strongly stands against the Japan’s invasion of Korea. The feelings Koreans had toward Taiwanese were very similar and mutual from the ones which Taiwanese had for Koreans. The author identified Koreas geological advantages as the gate-way to China, Mongol and Manchuria. In addition, Taiwan is identified as the gate-way to pacific and Southeast Asia, therefore the author states that alliance between Korean Taiwan can serve as the answer toward unjust Japans invasion and imperialism. Their alliance ended up with organizations such as Korea-Taiwan Revolutionary Comrades Association(韓臺革命同志會), Commonness Company(平社), Taiwan -Korea Comarades Association(臺韓同志會). They professed collaborated activities and evaluated the March 1st strive (or March 1st Independence Movement) as an event to confirm and strengthen their bond. It revaluated March 1st strive and meanings in world history and it also served as a start point and a symbol of anti-Japanese invasion and imperialism. However, China which was the actual location of anti-Japanese invasion /imperialism movements and the supporter of political and economical segment of the movements showed the other side of their relationship. Koreas goal of rebuilding a strong and modern nation did not match with Taiwans goal which was to be included as a national part of China. Taiwan was formed as a nation as it originated from China. Therefore, their goal of banishing Japanese imperialism out of their territory and regaining their independent sovereignty meant rejoining China which also was a general feeling of Taiwanese which derived from their nature. On the other hand, it meant Koreas independence seeking organizations wish to become the leader of East Asia would have been very hard to achieve.