evidence: Despite numerous attempts made during the drafting process to convince the United States to define Dokdo as Korean territory, US diplomats ultimately declined Korea’s request. US leaders also excluded Korean delegates from the Peace Treaty signing ceremony in San Francisco in 1951, thus depriving Korea of its final chance to argue its position. [...] The decision to exclude any reference to Dokdo in the territorial clause of the San Francisco Peace Treaty was not based on an assessment of historical claims to Dokdo, but rather on the dynamics and tension of the emerging Cold War. Because these geopolitical considerations dominated the drafting of the ultimate text of the Treaty, and because the final Treaty text makes no reference to Dokdo, the Treaty cannot be viewed as a factor in determining sovereignty over Dokdo. [...] Concerning boundary agreements, South Korea expressed its concerns regarding North Korea’s boundary treaties with China and Russia and is contending that, after reunification, the Unified Korea should discuss the boundary issues of Baekdusan (Mt. Baekdu) with China. Similarly, South Korea proposes a discourse regarding the Gando Convention with Russia on the issue of Noktundo.