Another South Korean case concerns the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. South Korean forces landed there in July 1954 and maintained an occupation. Cable classifies the action as successful because it established control that continued after the initial deployment. The case links naval coercion to territorial disputes and to the political power of creating a new fact on the ground.
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South Korea occupies Takeshima in 1954
The landing on the disputed Takeshima or Dokdo islands shows how a limited operation can create a durable territorial fact.