臺灣島位於亞洲大陸東緣之外海，面積三萬六千餘平方公里，北眺琉球群島，遙望日本，南臨菲律賓群島，位居太平洋花彩列島之中間。其與大陸相隔之臺灣海峽，自古即為往來東北亞與東南亞必須之路。對中國大陸而言更是位居其太平洋門戶外之樞紐，見證歷史，千年來大陸與臺灣之間的互動過程，不僅是臺灣發展的最大影響要素，也是荷蘭、西班牙、日本、美國等其他國家著眼於臺灣利益的主要考量。 由於位居要衝與地利之便，臺灣被當作「基地」使用的歷史，不絕於書。然而，就歷史的發展過程、「互利共生、相輔相成」的角度，以及象徵大中國的圖騰「龍」的意義加以解析，以「基地臺灣」對應「大陸中國」，兩者並非絕對互為表裡，兩相得利，反而有高機率出衝突對立的局面。相對地，若以象徵中國的圖騰「龍與其火龍珠」來加以考量，「大陸『龍』+臺灣『珠』」的「龍珠理論」，一體架構成完整的大龍與火龍珠，閱可襯托雙方「互利共生、相輔相成」之最大價值。本文及針對「基地」與「龍珠」之論點，提出臺高地位的歷史價值論。

Taiwan Island is located in the eastern open sea of the Asia continent. Its area is about 36,000 square kilometers, with Ryukyu Islands and Japan in the north and the Philippines in the south. It is in the middle of the Beautiful Islands of the west Pacific. Separated from the mainland China by the Taiwan Strait, it has been the main path connecting north and south-east Asia since the ancient times. To the mainland China, Taiwan is the doorway to the Pacific. Over the past thousand years, the interaction between Taiwan and mainland China is not only the main reason that affects Taiwan’s developments, but also the main reason those countries such as Holland, Spain, and the US endeavor to get benefits from it. Due to the fact that Taiwan is located along the traffic junction of the west Pacific, the stories that describe Taiwan been historically used as a military base can go on pages. However, if we look at the cross-Straits relations in historical terms of commercialism, the ideas of “Taiwan base and Mainland China” could be in conflict. Instead, the cross-Strait relations can be regarded as the Chinese “Dragon Totem”-The Dragon and its Fire Pearl. If China can be seen as the Dragon, Taiwan should be to “Fire Ball”. Based on this theory, the mainland China and Taiwan can construct reciprocal and complementary economic relations. Therefore, this paper tries to develop “The Dragon and its Fire Ball” theory in order to manifest the historical value of Taiwan’s status.