Peace of mind, loyalty and the possibility of exploiting the natives in the interests of the Dutch East India Company (hereinafter-OIC) were the main conditions that the Dutch tried, but were never able to fully ensure during all 38 years of ownership of the island. This article is devoted to the OIC's policy towards indigenous Formosians in the early years of Dutch rule (1624-1636). Keywords: East India Company, China, Ming Empire, Formosa, Taiwan. Shortly after its founding in 1602, the Dutch East India Company stepped up efforts to open up new trade routes in Asia. One of the main goals of the OIC was to buy goods from China for resale to Japan and, along the way, to drive out the Spaniards and Portuguese from this trade. In 1601 and 1604, the Dutch twice sent missions to China to establish trade with the Ming Empire (1368-1644), but never obtained the consent of the local authorities. Another flotilla arrived in China in 1607. But Minsk officials suggested that the "guests" go to the Penghu Archipelago, where Chinese junks will arrive. Later, they suggested that the Dutch leave Penghu and sail to Taiwan. As a result, the Dutch left Penghu, but did not appear in Taiwan. From 1607 to 1622, they did not conduct active operations to penetrate China. It was not until 1622 that the Dutch flotilla again headed for the shores of the Middle Kingdom, in order to persuade the Chinese to trade by force and threats. After two years of hostile actions, Admiral Martin Sonk accepted the terms of peace, according to which, from August 26, 1624 The Dutch left the captured Penghu Islands and went to Taiwan to establish a permanent base for trade with China [Davidson, 1988, p. 10-12; Chigrinsky, 1975, p.196-197]. Exact data on the composition, number, and territorial settlement of Aborigines in Taiwan (Formosa) at the time of the Dutch arrival do not exist1. The main source of information about the island and its inhabitants during this period is documents from the DEC archives, a ... Read more