Is it possible for a major conflict to result from occupation of the island? In 1616, around 400 Chinese soldiers were sent to it to check if there were a Jpanese threat on it while a Japanese colonization attempt of it occurred in 1679.
If Japan recognized the value in occupying a large island right next to Manchuria, perhaps earlier, and the Qings realized it, what would be the result? Is it possible for Japan to do so?
If Japan recognized the value in occupying a large island right next to Manchuria, perhaps earlier, and the Qings realized it, what would be the result? Is it possible for Japan to do so?