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- Fed to the Wolves
- Thread Owner: Edvardus
- Location: Republic of Sinae
- Classification: Story
- Synopsis: The allegation that Premier Lo was somehow involved in the assassination attempt during President Marino's Inauguration Day unfurls events that will forever change the Far East.
- Miscellaneous Notes: Lay, URBOV, and HNM, you all may want to keep an eye on this.
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- May 29, 2012: [Edvardus] A no-confidence vote in the National Assembly removes Premier Rowan Lo from office. The vote passes 268 (Yea) to 231 (Nay).
- June 1, 2012: [Edvardus] President Joseph Marino dissolves the National Assembly and calls for new elections on June 16 with the swearing in scheduled for June 25.
- June 5, 2012: [Edvardus] Former President Damian Marino passes away in the early morning due to ill-health.
- June 16, 2012: [Edvardus] Elections are held and the National Assembly results are as follows: 244 (49%) Progressive Party, 131 (26%) Christian Democrat Party, 124 (25%) Democratic Socialist Party. Sakuma Chomei, leader of the Progressive Party, addresses the world.
- June 25, 2012: [Edvardus] The National Assembly votes 255 (Yea) to 244 (Nay) to elect a new head of state. Afterwards, Sakuma Chomei is elected as the new head of state with 250 votes, the bare minimum. Six members of the Christian Democrat Party vote for Chomei.
- July 6, 2012: [Edvardus] The National Assembly votes on an amendment to give police increased powers in order to cut bureaucratic red tape. It passes 372 (Yea) to 127 (Nay).
- July 16, 2012: [Edvardus] In a dramatic event, the National Assembly votes down a proposed amendment to ratify the borders of Sinae. The amendment would remove the Sinaean claim on Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Hainan, and Taiwan. It is defeated 255 (Present) to 244 (Yea).
- July 30, 2012: [Edvardus] The Progressive-controlled National Assembly amends Constitution to abolish the Legislative Court thereby transferring all legislative-making powers to the National Assembly. The vote passes 250 (Yea) to 249 (Nay). The 6 CDP defectors are identified and expelled from the CDP and become Independents.
- August 1, 2012: [Edvardus] The National Assembly passes legislation allowing government to imprison those who actively seek to oppose the government.
- August 3, 2012: [Edvardus] President Chomei re-establishes official diplomatic ties with Hi No Moto by signing a treaty formally recognizing Taiwan as sovereign territory of the Hi No Moton Empire. All 10 Taiwan Assemblymen are removed, bringing total Assembly membership to 489.
- August 4 - 5, 2012: [Edvardus] Massive protests erupt from DSP supporters upon hearing the independence of Taiwan. Protesters argue that only the National Assembly can change boundaries. President Chomei orders the military to detain thousands of protesters.
- August 6, 2012: [Edvardus] The Democratic Socialist Party formally announces that it is dissolving and all party members vacate their seats in the National Assembly instead of risking arrest due to the August 1 law, bringing total Assembly membership to 120 CDP, 239 Progressives, and 6 Independents.
- August 8, 2012: [Edvardus] One hundred Progressive Assemblymen bring forth a motion to ban all religious NGOs after intelligence reports claim that many are fronts for subversive activities. Muslim and Buddhist Progressives oppose language of bill and seek a compromise. The revised bill states that the government would set up a bureau that manages religious organizations within Sinae. The bill passes 305 to 60 with the 60 members of the CDP opposing the legislation. The sixty CDP members who voted against the bill are forcibly removed from the National Assembly and imprisoned, reducing the total membership to 305.
- August 20, 2012: [Edvardus] After much backlash from party supporters, the Christian Democratic Party formally announces that it is dissolving and the remaining party members become Independents. The National Assembly is now 239 Progressives and 66 Independents.
- August 22, 2012: [Edvardus] The National Assembly proposes change to national boundaries to exclude Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan as well as downgrading Hainan to a Special Economic Zone. All 66 Independents vote Present to avoid arrest. Mongolian, Tibetan, and Xinjiang Assemblymen resign due to relinquishing Sinaean citizenship bringing the National Assembly down to just 162 Progressives and 66 Independents.
- August 25, 2012: [Edvardus] A Christian extremist wearing a bomb detonates himself inside the government building housing the new state religion bureau. Martial law is declared and all Christians are systematically rounded up and sent to labour camps. Those who renounce their faith & join the Party are free but under surveillance.
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Maps
Map 1.1: Blank map of China with county-level subdivisions. | Map 1.2: Blank map of China with prefecture-level subdivisions. |
Map 2.1: Map of China with Sinaean loyalties. | Map 2.2: Map of China with individual claim progress. |
Thread Timeline
- July 30, 2012
- Layarteb: Layartebian navy gets mobilized, estimated completion time is 3 weeks.
- August 5, 2012
- Hi No Moto: Hi No Moton military in Korea begins to mobilize, estimated completion time is 2 weeks.
- Layarteb: First Sinaean refugees come across the Qiongzhou Bridge and Tunnel to Hainan.
- United States of PA: Indian forces reinforce their borders with Sinae. India increases intelligence-gathering efforts against Russia and Hi No Moto. Indian forces that are deployed remain on high alert. Indian forces begin massive mobilization, estimated completion time is 1 month.
- August 6, 2012
- Cotland: Cottish military begins to mobilze, estimated completion time is 15 days.
- August 7, 2012
- Cotland: Cottish Ministry of Defense announces Exercise JOINT SERPENT with the Empire of Layarteb in the South China Sea. This semi-regular exercise is affirmed by the Empire of Layarteb.
- Layarteb: Layartebian government issues a communiqué to Sinaean condemning the latest policies of the Sinaean government.
- August 8, 2012
- Amigard: Amigardian forces go on alert. Amigardian Christian missionaries in Sinae are issued evacuation orders but many stay, despite the danger.
- August 9, 2012
- Layarteb: Sinaean government issues a communiqué for the Empire to remain out of Sinaean affairs.
- August 10, 2012
- Ekilion: Ilkhanite military begins to mobilize.
- August 14, 2012
- Byzantium Imperium: Byzantine-Spanish forces begin to mobilize in defense of Ekilion & United States of PA.
- August 15, 2012
- Layarteb: Empire of Layarteb goes to MILCON 3 [from 4].
- August 16, 2012
- New Federation China: President Xun Liao announces solidarity with Russian forces while speaking out against Hi No Moto and the Sinaean people as well as the West. He announces that Yakutskan forces are mobilized as well.
- August 23, 2012
- Layarteb: Layartebian 11th Amphibious Ready Group transits down the Taiwan Strait with permission from Sinae.
- August 25, 2012
- Cotland: Cottish warships, after receiving Hi No Moton permission, begin transiting the Taiwan-Philippine Strait with Layartebian ships for Exercise JOINT SERPENT. Cottish Special Forces also deploy to LeDong AFB in Hainan.
- Layarteb: Layartebian naval forces in theater include the 11th ARG, 5th CVSG, and 8th CVSG. More battle groups are staged in the Pacific Ocean outside of Hi No Moton waters near Taiwan and the Philippines. [Secret IC: Force Falcon Team One deploys to Hainan.] Empire of Layarteb officially requests permission from Hi No Moto to cross through the Taiwan-Philippine Strait to access the South China Sea. Permission is granted. The 5th CVBG and 3rd ARG begin the transit into the South China Sea via the Taiwan-Philippine Strait. The 8th CVBG remains east of Hi No Moton waters in the Philippine Sea.
- August 26, 2012
- Amigard: Amigardian forces are now ready and deploy off of the coast of Bangladesh. Intelligence (AESS) assets move into place in Bangladesh. Amigardian government contacts Empire of Layarteb to establish an underground railroad for persecuted Christians to escape through Guangdong into Hainan. The Empire of Layarteb agrees.
- Layarteb: [Secret IC: Force Falcon Team One arrives in Hainan.]
- August 27, 2012
- Hi No Moto: The Hi No Moton government makes the decision to cross the Yalu River from Korea into China on September 11.
- Meikastan: Hong Kong mayor & Layartebian intelligence agents meet in secret about the upcoming Layartebian operation against Hong Kong and Guangdong as a whole.
- Urbov: Russian forces in theather will be mobilized and ready by August 31.
- August 28, 2012
- Ekilion: Batu Khan and the Byzantine Emperor meet.
- August 29, 2012
- Byzantium Imperium: Turkish forces, who have been arriving in Kazakhstan throughout August, have deployed the entire Turkish 1st Army.
Claims List
- China (Chongqing): Ekilion
- China (Gansu): Ekilion
- China (Guangdong [Jiangmen]): Cotland
- China (Guangdong [Maoming]): Layarteb
- China (Guangdong [Yangjiang]): Cotland
- China (Guangdong [Yunfu]): Cotland
- China (Guangdong [Zhanjiang]): Layarteb
- China (Guangdong [Zhuhai]): Cotland
- China (Guizhou): Ekilion
- China (Heilongjiang): Hi No Moto
- China (Hong Kong): Layarteb
- China (Hubei): Ekilion
- China (Hunan): Ekilion
- China (Jilin): Hi No Moto
- China (Liaoning): Hi No Moto
- China (Macau): Cotland
- China (Ningxia Hui): Ekilion
- China (Qinghai): Ekilion
- China (Shaanxi): Ekilion
- China (Shanghai): Hi No Moto
- China (Sichuan): Ekilion
- China (Tianjin): Hi No Moto
- China (Xinjiang): Ekilion
- China (Xizang): Ekilion
- Laos: Hi No Moto
- Myanmar (Kachin): Hi No Moto
- Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan): Ekilion
- Vietnam: Hi No Moto
Contestation List
Blue colored nation names signify that they are the primary claimant.
- NONE
Sinaean Military Stats
- Peacetime Troop Size: 7,500,000
- Reserve Troop Size: 2,625,000
- Total Troop Size: 10,125,000
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