This action by the Japanese attracted protests from the governments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Under pressure, the Japanese demolished the lighthouse, and the dispute subsided for a while.
面對日本這種大剌剌的巧取豪奪，海峽兩岸政府同時發出抗議，而日本方面也在壓力之下拆除了燈塔，暫時平息了領土之議。