They were encouraged by the triple intervention and founded "Republic of Formosa" on May 25 with the Qing dynasty as a suzerain and Tang Ching-sung who had been dispatched as a xunfu, as governor.
彼らは三国干渉に力づけられて5月25日清朝を宗主国とし、台湾巡撫であった唐景崧を総督とする「台湾民主国」を建国する。