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by **Zhouran** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:26 pm

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/26/XX

'Talks With Beijing On De-Escalating Tensions In South China Sea Going Well' Says Su Rongyu

Following days of high-level talks to defuse the heat
in the South China Sea, the Chairman of the PDC says
progress has been made within the talks with China

Aerial view of a combat naval group from the ZPA Navy, consisting of
the Type 1998 Leiyu-class CVN "Unrelenting Purity of Conviction",
one Type 2007 Leiyu-class DDG, one Type 2002 Huanying-class DDG,
two Type 1999 Kaiming-class DDGs, one Type 1981 Fanrong-class DDG,
and one Type 1984 Jianchi-class DDG, conducting maritime patrol in
the Indian Ocean on October 13, 2012 during a maritime security drill

After days of high-level talks between Beijing and Ouyang, Senior Marshal Su Rongyu confirms that progress has been made in de-escalating tensions in the South China Sea, a day after the Chairman of the People's Defense Council himself criticized China's military modernization. "All I can say is that progress has been made between the diplomats of the two countries" said Su Rongyu during a press conference. "Talks with Beijing on de-escalating tensions in the South China Sea are going well, the main priority is maintaining regional stability and security". Regarding the high-level of alertness for Zhouranese troops in the region, Su Rongyu stated they "will remain on high-alert" and that the large presence of Zhouranese warships in the South China Sea "is absolute necessary for peace and stability in the region". "We told our Chinese counterparts we have no intentions of containing them, we do not have a containment policy, all we want is a peaceful solution to the territorial disputes in what is essentially one of the world's busiest shipping lanes" he added.

The Chairman of the PDC has also told the press that "Zhouran will continue to promote multilateral dialogue between parties in the South China Sea" and that "diplomacy is the key to maintaining peace in the region".

It is unknown what promises both nations will make following the talks, but many researchers say both countries might make some sort of compromise regarding presence of troops from both sides in the South China Sea.

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by **Zhouran** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:01 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/26/XX

Zhouran Tells Duterte 'Progress On Drug War In Philippines' Taking Too Long

The State Presidium sends a very-stern message online
to the infamous Philippine president saying Zhouran will
'get tough' if Philippine drug war does not end despite
attempts at cracking down on drug use in the Philippines

Zhouran has shown growing impatience towards the drug policy of the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte, who assumed office on June 30, 2016. Ever since the start of the Philippine Drug War on July 1, 2016, the People's Republic of Zhouran has shown strong support towards Duterte's war on drugs, to the point of even providing firearms and equipment to the Philippine National Police while sending advisers from Zhouran's Public Security Corps to provide training to Philippine police personnel. However, from an online statement recently published by the State Presidium this afternoon, the country is about to take a tougher stance towards Duterte due to growing impatience towards Manila on tackling its drug issues.

Philippines will face "a very difficult year" with its major trading partner Zhouran as Asia's leading powerhouse is losing patience over Duterte's slow-paced war on drugs and lack of successful results, the State Presidium warned through its online statement. The statement said that Manila would face stauncher demands from Ouyang this year as Zhouran has become increasingly impatient with the lack of systemic results from the Philippine Drug War as well as the "unacceptable extrajudicial killings" committed by Philippine authorities. The State Presidium is particularly concerned by the slow progress in tackling persistent drug problems in the Philippines and the amount of innocents killed by Philippine authorities in the name of war on drugs. "If extrajudicial killings and slow progress made in tackling drug problems continues, the People's Republic will decrease trade with the Philippines and cut off all financial aid to the Southeast Asian state" the online statement said.

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by **Zhouran** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 5:36 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/26/XX

Tan Zhineng Wants 2019 To Be Year Of Further Diversification For Zhouranese Economy

The Premier of the Central Council says Zhouranese economy has more
potential for further prosperity by continuing efforts to diversify the
economy and further reduce the percentage of over-reliance on selected
income sources while encouraging positive national economic growth

Grand Admiral Tan Zhineng told journalists 2019 is the "year to further diversify the national economy" during a press conference. The Premier of the Central Council stated "our large, robust economy will continue to be prosperous for the remainder of this year and beyond, we can increase our nation's prosperity by further diversifying our already-diversified economy and further encourage positive economic growth and development". Tan Zhineng also added "our nation ranks high in innovation and even data economy, if we as a nation want to further strengthen our position as Asia's leading powerhouse, then we must continue with pragmatic forward-thinking economic activities and let our national economy bloom like a growing flower". Tan Zhineng described economies reliant on a single income source as "failure in the making" and that Zhouran's economy "should continue to stray away from over-reliance on selected income sources while encouraging positive national economic growth". When a journalist asked if tariffs on US goods will be removed to further promote economic growth despite not having any effect on the Zhouranese economy, Tan Zhineng replied "what difference does it make if tariffs on US goods are in effect or not, what matters is that healthy trade and economic growth continues in our nation".

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by **Pan-Asiatic States** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:01 am

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Signs of Brewing Border Conflict Stirred Between States of Siam and Nusantara
Nguoi Viet Daily News:
^{27 January 2019 17:54 NMST+ | Neo-Tokyo, Pan-Asiatic States}

Earlier this month, Maha Vajiralongkorn, current cultural figurehead, King of Siam called-on sentiments to the Federal government for a cession of the Malaysian peninsula to the Siamese State. While the administration, officially, continues to condone this 'counterrevolutionary' activity, worrying support from Congressional delegates who have pledged their support for the Neo-Sakdalista movement has inspired more physical manifestations of their irredentism.

At 1400 Hours today, Siamese marchers calling-on the cession of Kangar crossed the border without warning or a permit. Malay-Nusantaran Border Patrol fired three warning shots until the crowd dispersed. Thankfully, none have been reported dead nor injured, however, Press Secretary for the Office of the State-Soviet of Siam has called this incident a national disgrace; blaming the 'reactionary' response of the State of Nusantara for the entire incident.

Protests in other cities near the Nusantaran border with Siam have also sprung-up, with at least 4 others related to irredentism occurring between January 4 and today's events. The delegates of the State of Nusantara to the State Congress of Soviets has now passed a paranoid proposal to enact a temporary interstate immigration ban on the State of Siam, fearing further escalation. The Head of State, in response, reminded both sides this afternoon in a press conference, to settle their differences more diplomatically.

Fear of the Neo-Sakdalista Movement growing in its other views has heightened due to the day's incident, and many ideologues have noted that this may be a dual-edged sword; with support for the movement meaning parallel support for the Federation's more militaristic policies to threaten the Imperialist West into diplomatic pacification. Some regard this as a cynical negative. Nonetheless, a radical shift in International Affairs may soon be on the rise, and many have speculated that the time will soon come to determine whether the Sixth Administration will align themselves for or against the movement; and with that allegiance, the fate of the nation itself.

Harsh Reaction to Mindanaoan Referendum To Pass Bangsamoro Organic Law
Bagumbayan
^{27 January 2019 13:11 NMST+ | Davao, Pan-Asiatic States}

The Bangsamoro Organic Law, also known as Bangsamoro Basic Law and often referred to by the acronym "BOL" and "BBL" (Filipino: Batayang Batas para sa Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro), provides for the establishment of an autonomous elective and political entity known as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM); in the Philippine Region of the Pan-Asiatic States

Legislative efforts for the establishment of a Bangsamoro autonomous region was first proposed and deliberated upon by the Philippine delegation to the State Congress of Soviets in 2013, but failed to pass into law. The issue was taken up once again in 2016. The legislation was de facto ratified by Congress as an 'Exclusive Locale Law' by the Philippine cell of the Asian Communist Party on July 23 and 24, 2018 respectively. The bill was finally signed into law by State-Soviet Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo on July 26, 2018.

As an organic act, the Basic Law aims to abolish the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and provide for the basic structure of government for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, following the agreements set forth in the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro peace agreement signed between the Government of the Philippines and the terrorist Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2014.

A plebiscite was held on January 21 (for ARMM areas) and will later be held on February 06 (for Cotabato and the 6 municipalities of Lanao del Norte, including areas who petitioned to join the Bangsamoro), creating the proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and formally abolish the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

However, much resistance to the democratic process has been faced. Several adversaries in keeping order had failed to be met, with fringe groups, such as, allegedly, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, who continue to believe the law to be a racially exploitative puppet-law, attacking ballot-centers and raiding government offices. At least 6 terrorists have been killed, 2 wounded, and more than 26 arrested on the grounds of treason to the democracy of the Federation. One incident even involved government personnel local to the region, a stout believer in Islam, tearing-up the ballot of a female compatriot on religious grounds. The man has since been arrested and the Law ratified, along with many others, but many continue to question the stability and the state of democracy in the region.

While some call for heightened Gendarmerie presence, Federal officials believe this may only worsen the problem.

Pravda Asiatica: TIPRI State-Soviet Nguyễn Phú Trọng Holds Emergency Tri-Regional State-of-Indochina Conference, Addresses Crises Such As Local Growing Wealth Disparity and Rise of Revisionist Politics
^{26 January 2019 1:38 NMST+ | Ho Chi Minh City, Pan-Asiatic States}
Active Vista: Pan-Asiatic Economic Zone Authority Quarreled By Nuevayangtze Workers After Appropriation of Agricultural Land
^{26 January 2019 00:02 NMST+ | Nuevayangtze, Pan-Asiatic States}
Caixin Global: SDPC Reports Trade Surplus Growth Rate More Than Doubled Since Three Years Ago
^{25 January 2019 23:38 NMST+ | Pyongyang, Pan-Asiatic States}
SAKDAL!: EDITORIAL: Hybridity Heralding Neo-Imperialism Through Import Commercialism And Why We Need a Second Cultural Revolution
^{25 January 2019 20:16 NMST+ | Kunming, Pan-Asiatic States}
Asahi Shimbun: FEATURE: Retreat Houses Spread Throughout China After Religious Spending Increases
^{16 January 2019 20:00 NMST+ | Ibaraki, Pan-Asiatic States}
The People's Herald: TIMOR-LESTE: Melanesian Prison Shut-Down After Torture Practices Confirmed By MSPS, Deemed Inhumane And In Violation of New Congressional Laws
^{16 January 2019 19:10 NMST+ | Washington D.C., United States}

by **Zhouran** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:50 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/27/XX

The Worst — And Best — Countries With Workers Rights For Q1 2019

International Workers' Confederation of Labor Unions publishes its World Rights Index
for the first quarter of 2019, with Zhouran leading the world in workers' rights

The Middle East and North Africa is the world's worst region for workers' rights, a new international report highlights, also warning that decent work and democratic rights are getting weaker in "almost all countries". In its "World Rights Index" for Q1 2019, published just recently, the International Workers' Confederation of Labor Unions (IWCLU), which represents the various political leanings of workers' unions worldwide from democratic-socialist to social-democrat and all the way to kunbangist/national-collectivist, says that a majority of countries exclude workers from the right to establish or join a trade union and that many countries violated the right to strike last year. "The World Rights Index for Q1 2019 saw restrictions on free speech and protests and increasingly violent attacks on the defenders of worker's rights", it writes.

Zhouran unsurprisingly topped the world rights ranking along with European countries. Zhouran and 10 EU countries feature in the top 13 alongside Norway and Uruguay. The IWCLU praised Zhouran on its report, stating "Zhouran's unique forward-thinking pragmatic economics and strong emphasis on social mobility, social-participation and workers' autonomy has made it the leading nation in workers' rights". The report also adds "despite being in an authoritarian nation, labor unions in Zhouran have a large amount of freedom and collective bargaining frameworks more so than their counterparts in Western Europe, one could say Zhouran's stratocratic government really is benevolent". The IWCLU praises the collective workers rights in Zhouran, saying "while the country may not be a workers' paradise, the ranking shows that Zhouran fills many of the criteria for the ideal workers' paradise, and Zhouran happens to be the closest out of all countries on earth". Regarding Europe, the IWCLU notes that the long-lasting negative effects of austerity measures have all but dismantled existing collective bargaining frameworks especially in Portugal, Spain and Greece, which were heavily impacted by the 2008 financial crisis. In Spain, the report deplores the use of Franco-era legal provisions to crack down on peaceful strike actions, while in Greece — which was ranked in the bottom 34 countries — the IWCLU highlights that the number of occupational-level agreements covering the whole country fell from 65 to 14 between 2010 and 2013 because of austerity measures.

Asia and the Pacific is the second-worst region for workers' rights according to the IWCLU, which flagged how physical violence and intimation of workers are common practices to prevent the establishment of unions, particularly in India and Bangladesh. The report also highlights how in Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia, numerous cases of workers exercising their right to strike were dismissed. The IWCLU also denounces China and Korea for their jailing of labor activists and trade union leaders. Zhouran remains the only nation in the Asia-Pacific region with high level of workers rights, with the IWCLU calling the country "Asia-Pacific's Safe Haven for Workers".

Algeria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Egypt, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are listed as the worst 10 countries for workers. In Latin America, an increase in violence towards trade unionists was reported with 19 trade unionists assassinated in Colombia last year and 87 murdered in Guatemala since 2004. The Middle East and North Africa was found to be the worst region in the world, with Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, accused of exposing migrant workers to exploitation and severe physical and psychological abuses "akin to forced labour and slavery". In Turkey, the IWCLU says the failed July 2016 coup d'état has led to a crackdown on civil liberties and to trade unionists being "systematically targeted under the guise of the state of emergency". Finally, the absolute worst rating was given to countries, all in the Middle East and Africa, where there is no guarantee of rights due to conflict and the breakdown of the law. These include: Burundi, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Libya, Palestine, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen.

It's no surprise Zhouran ranks on top in the World Rights Index for Q1 2019, and in fact the country has also topped the other indexes from past years. Kang Yingyong's foreign policy since 2018 has workers' rights as something to be defended, and it's obvious that workers' rights will remain an important value within the collectivist society of Zhouran.

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by **Zhouran** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:17 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/27/XX

Zhouran, China Halt Talks, Progress Comes To A Standstill

Following days of high-level talks to defuse the heat
in the South China Sea, progress comes to a halt as
China refuses multilateral dialogue with Philippines
and Vietnam over disputed territories in the region

A combat naval group consisting of 33 warships from the ZPA Navy
conducting a large-scale demonstration off the southeastern coast of
China's Guangdong Province on July 16, 2011, a month after China's PLA navy
conducted three days of exercises, including live fire drills, in the
South China Sea that involved 14 various vessels from the PLA Navy

A day ago, Senior Marshal Su Rongyu said days of high-level talks between Beijing and Ouyang in de-escalating tensions in the South China Sea were 'going well', however a spokesperson from the Ministry of External Affairs announced that Zhouran will halt talks due to China's refusal to engage in multilateral dialogue with disputed parties such as Vietnam. "We have kindly told China numerous times to engage in multilateral talks with parties such as Vietnam and the Philippines" said the spokesperson. "Sadly, the Chinese refuse to follow basic diplomatic principles, and as a result, diplomatic talks between the two country on de-escalating tensions in the region will be halted until China complies under international diplomatic law". The spokesperson also added that until China complies to engage in multilateral talks, Zhouranese troop presence in the region "will continue to grow". The Ministry of Defense released an online statement saying "China's refusal to engage in proper diplomacy are signs that China's aggressive behavior must be put behind fences". "Zhouranese military presence in the region is permanent, if China complies with diplomacy then we would of kindly reduced the number of troops on alert, but sadly China refuses to engage properly and as a result Zhouranese military preparedness in the region will continue to be bolstered" the statement added. The MoD also warned that if China "continues to bully its neighbors and engage in denying foreign ships access to the South China Sea", then the Zhouranese military "will impose a fatal access-denial strategy against China and putting a fatal blow to China's economy". "We will continue to display military might in front of China as a deterrence and warning towards Beijing, the Chinese know their military still lags decades behind" the MoD said through its online statement.

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by **Zhouran** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:08 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/27/XX

Zhouran Continues To Support Venezuela's Opposition Leader, Combat Naval Group Deployed To Caribbeans

As Venezuela's presidential crisis continues, Zhouran continues to
support Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly against Nicolás Maduro,
a combat naval group from the ZPA Navy arrives in the Caribbeans

Type 1996 Taifeng-class CVN "Unity of Insurmountable Strength", along with
two Type 2000 Honglang-class DDGs, conducting a naval patrol drill off the
western coast of Mexico on October 24, 2008, Type 114-600 and Type 115-300
carrier-borne fighter jets are visible on the front area of the flight deck

Several days ago, Zhouran placed its support towards Venezuela's pro-opposition transitional government, led by Juan Guaidó, saying that Nicolás Maduro's re-election was illegitimate. The Ministry of External Affairs reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Venezuela's opposition movement during a press conference. "The People's Republic of Zhouran will always continue to stand side-by-side with Mr Juan Guaidó and Venezuela's National Assembly" a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs said during the conference. "We reaffirm that we do not recognize Nicolás Maduro's re-election as legitimate and transparent" she added. Regarding the role of the US in ramping up support for the opposition, the spokesperson said the US "is going in the wrong direction", stating "while the Maduro regime has shown its lack of transparency, the United States still does not have the right to interfere in internal affairs of other nations". The spokesperson also added "Zhouran denounces governments that openly support the Maduro regime, we are disappointed to hear countries such as China, Russia and Turkey putting their support towards a government that never took care for its own citizens". "The People's Republic will always support those who stand up against oppression" the spokesperson added.

Somewhere off the eastern coast of Trinidad and Tobago, a combat naval group from the ZPA Navy arrived in the Caribbeans. Consisting of the Type 1996 Taifeng-class nuclear-powered supercarrier "Unity of Insurmountable Strength", three Type 2001 Heilaohu-class guided-missile destroyers, three Type 2000 Kepa-class guided-missile destroyers and two Type 2003 Hongbaoshi-class nuclear-powered guided-missile destroyers, the presence of the group in the region has raised eyebrows, with many saying the group is assigned to deter foreign players such as the US or Russia from directly intervening in Venezuela's crisis, while others say its part of a secret Zhouranese plan to support a coup d'état against the Maduro government. ZCNA sent a question to the MoD asking the presence of the combat naval group in the Caribbeans, to which they replied that the group was sent to the region "for a standard naval exercise".

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by **UniversalCommons** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:45 am

The UniversalCommons has sent a robotic probe to the Oort Cloud.

The UniversalCommons has sent a robotic probe to the Oort Cloud. It will land on a comet and check the contents of the comet. It will then proceed to map the locations of different comets and ice bodies in the Oort cloud. This will bring humanity to the edge of the solar system.

Gravitic Lens Detects Planet in the Habitable Zone

A gravitic lens built to look at planets outside of the solar systems has discovered a planet in the habitable zone for life in the Paradise System. Life has not been confirmed, but it is a possibility.

Space Studies Institute Begins Experiments With Quantum Nonlocality at A Distance

The Space Studies Institute has begun experiments with quantum nonlocality at its moon base attempting to communicate at light speed with the outpost on Titan and the outpost on Saturn. We hope to speed up the process of communication at a distance.

OOC: https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... munication

by **Zhouran** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:20 pm

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/28/XX

Zhouran's Edge And Why Economic, Military and Industrial Power Matters

Even since much of the Cold War, Zhouran had fully rebuilt itself from
the ashes of the Civil War, turning itself into an economic and military
juggernaut giant that strives hard to maintain its edge over competitors

Detonation of a Thermonuclear Weapon System No. 7 as
part of MNREP "Thunder Wolf 14" on March 12, 1973

Since the age of colonialism, the West used hard-power to conquer land owned by people they deemed "inferior". Zhouran was one of the very few civilizations that remained free from colonization, in fact in the several-millennia long history of the Kangyuli race, the Zhouranese Motherland was unconquered and to this day it remains as the impregnable fortress it has always been. From May 14, 1947 to September 8, 1956, the Zhouranese Civil War brought an era of division and stagnation within Zhouranese civilization, but in just ten years, Zhouran went from an industrial-power-turned-warzone into a reconstructed-industrial-power, as if the civil war didn't even happen in the first place.

By the end of the 1970s, not only has Zhouran became a highly-developed wealthy nation with a GDP per capita (PPP) and human-development-index higher than countries such as the US, but it also became an economic powerhouse since by the end of that decade Zhouran already had the world's second-largest economy, a title still held today. As for defense spending, Zhouran's military expenditure rapidly grew along with the national GDP, by the start of the 1990s Zhouran had the world's largest defense budget, and while the US budget did grow following 9/11, Zhouran retook the spot of first place throughout much of the 2010s and still does today. Not only that, since the 1960s, Zhouran's reconstruction of its industries led to the rebirth of its military-industrial-complex, which ever since the 1980s has become the world's largest in terms of total production of weapons and munitions. It's not just that Zhouran's MIC outproduces that of America's, but it's also the fact that since the 1970s and 80s, not only did the country challenge the US in military industrial production but also in military digital technology.

In the late 1970s, the Zhouranese People's Army Air Force became the first in the world to operationally use fully-commissioned fighter jets equipped with passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radars, giving PESA radar-equipped fighter jets such as the Jian-20-1-0 and Jian-19-0-1 an advantage over rival fighter jets equipped with standard pulse-Doppler radars such as the US Navy's F-14A Tomcat and the US Air Force's F-15 Eagle. Not only that, since the mid-1980s, the ZPA Air Force was the first in the world to operate fully-commissioned fighter jets equipped with thrust vectoring engine nozzles, giving supermaneuverable fighter jets such as the Jian-21-2 and Jian-18-2-0 a dogfight advantage over rivals.

Within the areas of naval warfare, Zhouran began producing heavily-armed guided-missile destroyers since the 1960s and 70s, and by the 1970s the ZPA Navy operated DDGs such as the Type 1965 Douzheng-class and Type 1968 Taifeng-class, which rivaled destroyers from the US at the time such as the Charles F. Adams-class, Spruance-class, and Kidd-class. The 1970s also saw the birth of Zhouran's nuclear navy, resulting in vessels such as the Type 1971 Shenlun-class SSN and Type 1976 Xinshi-class CVN.

Conventional warfare is not just an area Zhouran outpaced the former USSR and challenges the US in, but in the realm of nuclear warfare, the Colossal War-Fighter (a popular buzzword within Yingyongism used for referring to the combined military, paramilitary, and industrial strength the People's Republic uses in the geopolitical arena that takes the form of a heavy-niujiazhu warrior wearing an ayanluluoheli plate armor) uses his assault ayanjiamujuela (a type of Zhouranese ayanjiuamujuela or two-handed sword) as his trump card. From the mid 60s to the mid 90s, in the span of three decades, Zhouran conducted numerous Military Nuclear Research Exploration Projects (a buzzword of ambiguous nature), not to mention that the country produces highly-powerful ICBMs ranging from the early Xing Jian-1 silo-launched ICBM of the 1960s, to the high-MIRV-capable Taiyang Jian-3 heavy ICBM to the road-mobile MIRV-capable Yue Jian-5 road-mobile ICBM and so on. Currently Zhouran has an estimate of up to 1,640 active nuclear warheads out of a total of 6,380 nuclear warheads, the third largest in the world, its ICBM stockpile has enough range and MIRV capability to deliver apocalyptic firepower to basically most corners of the world. Since the late 70s, Zhouran maintains a first-use policy on the usage of both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons.

To put it bluntly, the global arms race is nothing but an olympic marathon, and global powers like Zhouran, the US, Russia, and France are basically olympic marathon runners competing against the majority of the world who take the form of amateur runners.

While aggressive military interventionism isn't key to global responsibility as a powerhouse, no doubt military power plays a highly-important role in the strength of a nation. Kang Yingyong's foreign policy since 2018 is basically Gunboat/Big-Stick Policy with 21st Century Characteristics. All nations are strongly biased towards their own interests. It's why when global powers such as Zhouran, the US, and China talk about peaceful cooperation, people should not fall for such tricks since really all global powers don't actually care about cooperation, rather they only care about fulfilling their national interests and keeping challengers down. It's why Kang Yingyong's foreign policy is simply a facade for containing the US, challenging China, and keeping Russia on the defensive. In the days of multipolar politics displacing bipolar politics, Zhouran will be the one player other players want to challenge, but the thing is everyone is distracted with challenging one another rather than banding together, and this is great news for Zhouran as it gives the nation more focus on dealing with its own internal affairs while acting as a "non-aligned neutral" nation that keeps its head down in an age where geopolitics has devolved into nothing but saber-rattling and arguing who's politics is better while ordinary people fall for the trick that good guys and bad guys exist as if society is nothing but a black-&-white dichotomy. Zhouran should not put its guard down as competitors love using methods of cheating to subvert their opponents, examples include the Russian hacking of the 2016 US presidential election or US interference in the Venezuelan presidential crisis.

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by **UniversalCommons** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:39 pm

The Overpopulation Conglomerate has Bought 10 Plant Cities

The Overpopulation Conglomerate has bought 10 Plant Cities from Harl L' Qu'mados Technologies. These floating cities will help us in our effort to solve some of our population issues. The proceeds of space mining operations were used to buy these cities. The payments were made in iridium. We expect these cities will be another step in solving our continuing population issues.

Says Simeon Ming, Director Ming Commercial House, "It is critical for us to be able to add infrastructure to our nation. We have only so much space on our islands. While we have designs for lilypad cities, this represents a new style and design for us to explore. The architecture is different. The Space Studies Institute sees a future where we will build arcologies on other worlds. This is a first step towards this."

by **Toropikaru** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:02 am

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Princess Kimiko Kazena Among The 12 Killed in Recent Terror Attack
2019/01/29

Princess Kimiko Kazena has been reported to be among one of the twelve dead after a recent terrorist attack in Ai'yeong'ji. The 19 year old princess was in Ai'yeong'ji in order to be wed to Mei Yeong'guo later this week. As of right now, Empress Minako Kazena has yet to speak on the death of her younger sister.

by **Zhouran** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:20 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/29/XX

Philippines, Zhouran In Talks For Joint Military Exercise This June

Zhouran and the Philippines currently in talks for
a joint military exercise this June in order to
enhance military ties between the two nations

Top: A formation of ships from the ZPA Navy, consisting of
(from the front to rear) a Type 1999 Tusaigun-class DDG,
Type 1991 Atali-class DDG, Type 2004 Wutong-class DDG,
Type 1985 Senlin-class DDG, Type 2004 Laixinsun-class DDGN
and Type 2001 Huiyuegun-class DDG, maneuver in the South China Sea
during an operational proficiency and readiness drill on August 12, 2010
Bottom: A ZPA Air Force Jian-24-2-0 fighter jet flying past Capones Island
off the coast of Zambales in the Philippines on February 23, 2009

Manila and Ouyang are currently in talks discussing about a joint military exercise to be held in the Philippines this June as part of Zhouran's interest to boost defense ties and enhance regional stability with the Southeast Asian state, a spokesperson from Zhouran's Ministry of Defense said this afternoon. The two nations are looking to bolster their bilateral relationship and "increase military cooperation", said the spokesperson. He also added that a joint military exercise will improve ties and "contribute to the regional stability". According to the spokesperson, the joint exercise for June will include warships from the ZPA Navy, combat aircraft from both the ZPA Air Force and ZPA Naval Aviation, and troops and armored vehicles from the ZPA Ground Force. "The Philippine military has also shown strong interests in having their new personnel receive training from battle-experienced Zhouranese military advisers" he added.

Currently the Philippines is locked in maritime disputes with China as China lays claims on most of the South China Sea and has built bases on reefs and shoals it reclaimed despite partial claims by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. A UN-backed tribunal, acting on a Philippine plea, invalidated Beijing's sweeping claims over the strategic waterway that has rich fishing grounds, as well as oil and gas deposits. Duterte has, however, set aside the ruling, seeking instead loans and investments from China, as he pivoted away from the US, a traditional ally, following the previous American administration's criticism of his deadly anti-narcotics drive. The discussion with Philippine counterparts on a joint military exercise for June has nothing to do with China, said the spokesperson. "We have no specific message to any nation, Zhouran is strongly committed to the vision of freedom and opening of the Pacific and it is our duty and obligation to enforce freedom of navigation throughout the world" he said. "Zhouran and the Philippines share a core value that emphasizes free and open ocean based on rules of international law and freedom of trade", the spokesperson added.

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by **UniversalCommons** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:08 pm

Space Salvage and Recycling Cooperative turns Space Junk Into Housing

The Space Salvage and Recycling Cooperative, a subsidiary of the Undersea Salvage and Recycling Cooperative has begun turning space junk into housing and refurbishing satellites. In addition, they have reclaimed several abandoned moon settlements. New technologies like direct recycling to 3D Printing has made recycling in space much more efficient.

In the space environment, it becomes imperative to not waste anything, especially on long duration space flights. Every ounce of cargo and food counts.

OOC: https://inhabitat.com/studio-roosegaard ... d-housing/

by **Zhouran** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:07 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/30/XX

Zhouran Sends Supersonic Bombers, Fighter Escorts To Cam Ranh Bay For 'Routine Training Exercise'

Amid tensions in the South China Sea, ZPA Air Force sends
supersonic bombers and fighter escorts to Cam Ranh Airbase
as part of a six-day 'routine training exercise'

Two ZPAAF Hong-23 strategic bombers fly past the bombing range of
Crow Valley Gunnery Range in Tarlac, Philippines during a joint
live-fire exercise with the Philippine Air Force on June 12, 2003

The ZPA Air Force has sent four Hong-23 strategic bombers along with an escort of twelve Jian-22-0-4 fighter jets to Cam Ranh Airbase in Vietnam as part of "routine training" near the South China Sea, the Ministry of Defense said this afternoon. According to a spokesperson from the MoD, the six-day training exercise involving the nuclear-capable bombers is "not aimed at any particular country" and that the exercise "will be consistent with international law and Zhouran's long-standing and well-known freedom of navigation policies".

The exercise has come just a few days after high-level talks between China and Zhouran came to a halt and many analysts see the exercise as part of Zhouran's deterrent against China's growing expansionism in the region. Zhouran does not maintain any claims in the South China Sea, but the massive presence of Zhouranese troops abroad are conducted globally with the aim of promoting freedom of navigation and defending Zhouranese national interests overseas, as well as safeguarding world peace and stability against aggressors.

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by **UniversalCommons** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:31 am

Kai Commercial House Expands Satellite Network on the Moon, Earth, Titan, Saturn, Jupiter, and Enceladus

The satellite networks of the UniversalCommons have been expanded for both communications and mapping. A new satellite network has been put in place on Saturn, Jupiter, Titan, and Enceladus for mapping and communication purposes. This includes work on non-localized communication as well as laser communication. Many of our satellites have been moved up from low earth orbit to geosynchronious orbit.

In addition, communication relays and mapping equipment has been placed in the asteroid fields.

We wish to improve our ability to map the solar system and improve communications.

There is a small satellite network being sent to Mars for observation purposes.

Asteroid Base Expands On Ceres

To establish a stronger presence in the asteroid fields,the UniversalCommons has exapanded the asteroid base on the planetoid Ceres. This represents a more solid foothold in the asteroid fields. We have been able to improve our ability to process asteroid based metals. Also new mass drivers have been added to throw packages through space.

by **Zhouran** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:58 am

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/31/XX

ZPAAF Fighter Jet Flies Past Sound Barrier Using Synthetic Fuel Created By Tanliang University, NARD

A fighter jet from the ZPA Air Force undergoes series of flight tests
using synthetic fuel created by Tanliang University and NARD

The Jian-17-3-0 fighter jet "The Star of Eight Hills & Five Valleys"
flying above the South China Sea during an air-policing operation
on October 21, 2015, a few years before conducting its series of
flight tests using a 60/40 mix of synthetic and petroleum fuel

A Jian-17-3-0 fighter jet from the ZPA Air Force begins its series of flight tests using a 60/40 mix of synthetic and petroleum fuel created by aerospace-engineering students from Tanliang University and researchers from the National Aerospace Research Directorate, the Ministry of Science and Technology said in an online statement. According to the MoST, the fighter jet in question, a Jian-17-3-0 nicknamed "The Star of Eight Hills & Five Valleys", has already began its flight test series by conducting a flight test that involves flying at supersonic speed using the hybrid synthetic fuel. The series of flight tests for "The Star of Eight Hills & Five Valleys" using the 60/40 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel created by Tanliang University and the National Aerospace Research Directorate is conducted as part of an ongoing decades-long ZPAAF experiment to reduce reliance on traditional oil sources, not just for military aircraft but for all aviation platforms. The Civil Aviation Administration of Zhouran certifies various domestically-made synthetic fuels for use in civilian aviation platforms while both the ZPA Air Force and ZPA Naval Aviation certifies its aircraft for use with domestically-made synthetic fuels.

The 60/40 mix of synthetic and petroleum fuel created by the aerospace-engineering students from Tanliang University and the researchers from the National Aerospace Research Directorate uses 60% gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel supplied by Zhouran National Petroleum Corporation and 40% standard aviation fuel. "The Star of Eight Hills & Five Valleys" flies with the hybrid synthetic fuel without any modifications, which means that the fuel can be used by any aviation platforms without the need for modifications. According to the online statement from the MoST, the GTL used in the fuel has the same CO2 emmissions but contains no sulphur for better air quality. Alternative fuels can be produced from domestically available hydrocarbon products such as natural gas, coal and shale, and then gasified and converted into any number of liquid fuel products. These fuels are also proven to burn cleaner, reducing combustion-related emissions and particulates in the air, all without compromising performance. For the ZPA Air Force, not only does synthetic fuel reduce reliance on traditional oil source but it also has a reduced impact on the environment, which is helpful in the fight against climate change.

The ZPA Air Force has been testing synthetic fuel together with the National Aerospace Research Directorate and the Scientific Military Research Bureau for several years. ZPAAF has previously tested synthetic fuel on various non-combat and combat aircraft, and "The Star of Eight Hills & Five Valleys" happens to be the latest.

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by **Pan-Asiatic States** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:30 pm

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Ambrioso Du's final public appearance before being put into solitary confinement, scheduled for execution

Crackdown On-Schedule: Audit Season Begins
Bagumbayan
^{31 January 2019 5:20 NMST+ | Neo-Manila, Pan-Asiatic States}

As the previous year's budget closes with both resounding jovial tones for some, and humiliating dejection for others within the Congressional halls of the Federated People's Republic; the National Audio Office (NAO) begins its annual campaign to bring subversive elements overlooked by the system into the limelight, and hopefully, into justice.

While the General Appropriations Act Early Release Audit yielded no significant results earlier last years, signs of corruption had already made itself known from during after the original Congressional draft up until the agreement signed by the 4000-man assembly in December. According to Vice Secretary for Audit, Eoh Dong-Wook, the situation confronted by the Ministry can now be described as "picking up the breadcrumbs on Hansel & Gretel's trail". Many of the proponents from local government; town hall officials, Mayors, and prefectural officers alike, have placed both truthful and fallacious blame on Federal officials. NAO has declared that it will 'work tirelessly' until fringe personalities are struck, but will not tolerate raw libel either.

Insofar as major incidents are concerned, the Office reports two scandals already revealed to the public between December and today. The first of which being a two-month long unregistered shipment of falsely manifested supplies to a warehouse in Italy conducted by the prefectural central health official of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma; later revealed to be a money-laundering scandal which had slipped through Federal eyes by bribing key bureaucratic officials. 13 arrests have been made, of which, Zeyar Yaza Linn Min, the agitating official; and 12 others, consisting of 4 'regular' members of NAO itself, and 9 prefectural officials. The captain-secretary of the line, Bo Kyaw, is also under investigation. It is estimated that at least 400,000 NP was smuggled out of the country, with only 2,000 NP having been recovered so far. Zeyar now faces execution, reported The Intermediate People's Court of Ayeyarwady yesterday evening.

The second instance had apparently been going on since 2015, known to the public only since two weeks ago; by Head of Government Fernando's appointed ambassador to Northern China, Ambrioso Du. Du, now described as a megalomaniac in hindsight, had fueled his own political agenda by misdirecting select transportations of hospital supplies throughout the region and 'coercing' them into unloading their cargo for his personal storage. The painkillers were both sold off the Black Market, and freely distributed to 'cooperative' State Officials. It is estimated that profits since 2015 have reached at least 4M NP through Du's intricate 'mafia-like' system of smuggling. While his companions remain under investigation, with the 40 different cases being charged on the 200 possible suspects involved with the entirety of the crime possibly being elevated to The Supreme People's Court on the grounds of varying crimes ranging from homicide to high treason, Du's own execution has already been scheduled for February 11, 2019.

FNM Celebrity: Business as Usual: Secretary-General Garrick Nonchalant About His Own Birthday; Celebrates With a Slice of Cake and an Omni-Cola
^{31 January 2019 09:27 NMST+ | Neo-Manila, Pan-Asiatic States}
Pravda Asiatica: Prefectural Rivalry in Muang Nan, Indochina Between Current Trotskyist Mayor Sonexarth and Up-and-Coming Nationalist Politician, Moke Syrypanha
^{31 January 2019 7:34 NMST+ | Vientiane, Pan-Asiatic States}
Nguoi Viet Daily News: HANGZHO: University Students Organize Rally to Shut-Down 'Big Pharma' Company ViraVong Med. Ltd.
^{31 January 2019 7:00 NMST+ | Hangzho, Pan-Asiatic States}
The People's Herald: Ministry of Agriculture Embarks on Integrated Farming Inspection Throughout Selective Agricultural Prefectures of Southeast Asia After Storm of Seasonal Disruptions
^{31 January 2019 5:36 NMST+ | Bohol, Pan-Asiatic States}
Caixin Global: JAPAN: Soviet Investments Normalize After Gendarmerie Raids on Neo-Kuomintang Affirms Clearer Peace Presence
^{30 January 2019 11:35 NMST+ | Seoul, Pan-Asiatic States}

by **Zhouran** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:32 pm

Zhouran Central News Agency

01/31/XX

Kang Yingyong Tells Various Military Officers 'Go Back To Training' Regarding Threat Assessment Of Russia

Kang Yingyong has called various concerned military officers 'naive'
on Russia and dismissed the assessment that Russia poses no threat

"Be careful with Russia, perhaps you guys should go back to training" Senior Marshal Kang Yingyong told various high-ranking officers from the ZPA Ground Force, Air Force, and Navy. ZCNA obtained a document from a civilian employee working for the People's Defense Council, it was a transcription of a conversation from yesterday between the President of the State Presidium and twelve various high-ranking officers consisting of four from the Ground Force, five from the Air Force, and three from the Navy. The testy response from Kang Yingyong came after a Zhouranese military report from a week ago said Russia's aggressive military build-up poses no threat whatsoever to Zhouran's national interests abroad. The report also said that despite Russia's military modernization, the Russian military remains "decades behind" the ZPA and that both NATO and China should be the main focus of concerns instead. The President of the State Presidium dismissing the report of Russia posing no threat to Zhouran comes days after he cracked down on Russia's recent diplomatic behavior especially regarding Ukraine and Crimea.

In the transcription of the conversation, Kang Yingyong said to the officers that they "seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Russia". Russia, he continued, is "creating unneeded tensions in Europe" and that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin "is showing off his fancy toys to try and intimidate Europe", a reference to the six new strategic Russian weapons (all of which are simply nuclear weapons) unveiled by Putin as part of what analysts see as Russia's desperate attempt at intimidating NATO by showing off their latest nuclear weapons while continuing to stagnate in conventional warfare. Kang Yingyong also said that while the Russian military "isn't a particular threat due to continued mass usage of obsolete cold-war weapons", Putin's display of Russia's latest nuclear weapons "is threatening peace and stability".

For Kang Yingyong and many high-ranking officers in the ZPA, a gaping chasm is normal. It used to be that finding the tiniest gap between the statements of Kang Yingyong and another officer would make for front-page news. Yet these days a gaping chasm between Kang Yingyong and another high-ranking military figure has almost become a new normal. The willingness of Kang Yingyong to attack military intelligence assessments all boils down to whether he sees a particular nation as a threat to Zhouran or not. Rather than see the legitimacy of his foreign policy undermined, he targets the credibility of the military servicemen and women who overlook the threat assessments on various nations.

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by **UniversalCommons** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:15 pm

UniversalCommons World Brain Institute Partners with Space Studies Institute

The World Brain Institute has partnered with the Space Studies Institute to expand its network of satellites that are part of the national virtual private network. Says Jimmy Ohyes, "We wish to make our system available to everyone who is a citizen of our country including people on the moon base, in geosynchronious orbit, and as far away as Titan."

"We are expanding the number of high altitude stratalites, satellites, and communication systems to make sure the network reaches everyone. To do this we have partnered with the Space Salvage and Recycling Cooperative and bought several dozen refurbished satellites which will bear both our logo and the logo of the Space Salvage and Recycling Cooperative."

The World Brain Institute is constantly seeking to expand its network of knowledge to all citizens of the UniversalCommons. We actively seek out additional information every single day.

ooc: https://www.yahoo.com/news/google-apos- ... 24083.html

by **Pan-Asiatic States** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:20 am

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Secretary-General Addresses 11th State Congress of Soviets On "Aggressive Foreign Market Policy"
Pravda Asiatica
^{3 February 2019 18:59 NMST+ | Neo-Manila, Pan-Asiatic States}

This scheduled open-address to the Pan-Asiatic State Congress of Soviets was made this afternoon at 18:00, from the Federal Congressional Hall. All 9 State-Presidents were summoned and present, as well as 3987 of the 4000-man legislature. All PAFNA-OSM-registered congressional media personnel were invited and present.

Presidents of the Federation, Mabuhay!

Congressional prefects, Mabuhay!

First and foremost, the honor is to you-- beloved members of this grand hall of the people's democracy, heroes of the people, soviets of the proletariat; it is to all of you that I commend the foundation of the policies to be reported and their varying scales of effectivity. I congratulate the daring, the bold, the opposition, the mediators. The long hours we have paid in service of the people have brought us to where our Administration has taken us today. We stand, as Asians, united and strong in our markets; we have grown the seeds lain by our forefathers, we are here to reap their fruits. In part, let this celebration be jovial in the spirit of what we have done and what we still may do.

Yet, indeed, the past few months have been both devastating and grueling. We have, nonetheless, faced many adversaries. The internal stability of the Federation had been threatened time and time again; with Nusantaran industry only barely escaping certain economic doom, with the irredentist movement clashing with the supranationalists, with schisms with the West continuously becoming more and more agitated by fringe politics and those who would call our achievements weak-willed, with strife and debate in how we consciously deliver peace abroad and in the Middle-East-- I do not blame any Asian who, for a moment, believed this entire scrappy, resounding structure of bureaucracy to collapse in-on-itself upon the door merely being kicked-in by some seemingly gargantuan crisis.

But, we in fact, have lived, for better or for worse; I stand on this Nara podium still with confidence and pride in my black banner, under the white sun of magnanimity. That is because our foundations stand strong, our foundations which push-out these many typhoons of crises under the premise of prosperity.

Of those who have called our time done, who live to see us fail, we see a common pattern; cynics who critique our achievements as un-socialistic. They pertain to our advancements in the field of competitive trade; competition ushered in by our comrades who sit with us today-- comrades as dauntless as Xi Jinping, with his 'One Belt, One Road' initiatives in China; comrades as empathetic as Joko Widodo, renewing bonds in the North with the Soviet Giant; comrades as relentless in their commitment as our beloved, youthful Head of State, Sonya Yoon-Sook, herding this legislature into the future.

Let these achievements not only be a phraseful of commendation, for as I detail it, let it be a construct of the initiatives I had set earlier in my term to expand the international aggressiveness these Pan-Asiatic States have shown in fighting capitalism through its own game. Of those critiques-- we say this is the legacy of Lenin himself. This is Socialism with Asian Characteristics, this is Neo-Maoism; this is the new model of the revolutionary war. Should we fall into a closed tyranny of reliance on our autarky alone, we will sever ties to Europe and the Soviets; we will fail the Western working-class, who, when all is said and done, remain working-class, who we should be inspiring by showcasing the power of our industry. Specifically, as it stands, I believe firmly that import-export deficit of the Federation do not fail as a whole because of the competitive quotas put into motion since the beginning of this great alliance, that of which I have labeled 'conservative' for defending!

And yes, incidents such as that of in Nusantara are bound to occur, but in its totality, the vanguard model has created states that continue to outproduce the rest of the world. It is not ironic, nor a bane of Socialism. It is functional socialism, socialism still when fields remain mowed in collective ownership, socialism still when availability of basic needs are free for the people, socialism still when our men and women are guaranteed employment-- socialism still when our citizens do not freeze to death because of a deficit in homes, an overloaded bureaucracy, or overpopulation!

As our living heroes have done their part, allow me to do the same. As your Supreme Representative and Diplomat, chief of this Sixth Administration, I declare that a new foreign policy of continuing this modern tradition be put into place, officially. Let it be made public, and known-- these are our new aspirations, this is what we are working towards. Let this be a phraseful neither, and I promise that as these talks are commencing, the [Asian Diplomat's] Cadre are working at their prime to build relations of trust in Cuba, Venezuela, and the [Soviet] Union stronger; let it be known that as the United States continues to build walls, we shall build bridges.

We will not abandon our Socialist aims, neither the will of the democracy. For the beauty of the revolution in Asia lies insofar as each step we have taken in building our Communist future has aided millions in the process. Let us waste no time blaming which on whom, but learn from each forefathers' shortcoming and create a society better than yesterday. We have not grown the garden yet, comrades, but let us feast on the bounties of our harvest as they stand!

Let the cynics cry, let the banners fly, let Asia never falter!

Salve, Patria!

Neo-Manila Post: SHENYANG: City Police Chief Releases 'Narcissistic' Self-Funded Propaganda Movie About Own Life-Story To Promote Congressional Candidacy, Foiled after Public Boycott
^{03 February 2019 20:14 NMST+ | Shenyang, Pan-Asiatic States}
Eastern Press Universal: KASHI: Anonymous Frequent Shoplifter Escapes Arrest By Covert Escape Through USSR, Authorities Collaborate To Mediate Arrest
^{03 February 2019 20:05 NMST+ | Kashi, Pan-Asiatic States}
Caixin Global: Kazuo Shii: "Strengthen Our Seas", New Japanese Shipyards Promise Heightened Naval Production
^{03 February 2019 19:01 NMST+ | Neo-Tokyo, Pan-Asiatic States}
Míngtiān News: MSPS Releases Terrifyingly-Accurate High-Definition Images Captured By Asian Satellites, Face-Recognition At Atmospheric Level
^{03 February 2019 18:30 NMST+ | Oragrad, Pan-Asiatic States}
Nguoi Viet Daily News: TIPRI Summit Promises Environmental Rehabilitation of Industrialization-Heavy Areas Within Northern Indochina
^{03 February 2019 13:48 NMST+ | Vientiane, Pan-Asiatic States}
Rodong Sinmun: PALESTINE: Suspected HAMAS Insurgents Ambush Soviet-Asiatic Supply Convoy Carrying Sakuradite Weapons, Nuclear Explosion, 13 Dead
^{03 February 2019 13:45 NMST+ | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Palestine}
The Voice of Nusantara: JOHOR BAHRU: Faulty Safety-Locks Delay Metropolitan Railway For 3 Hours, City Council Receives Strong Public Lashback, May Face Court Charges
^{03 January 2019 11:06 NMST+ | Johor Bahru, Pan-Asiatic States}

by **UniversalCommons** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:22 am

Businesses Have Been Forming Block Chain Venture Capital Firms

Over a dozen new block chain venture capital firms have been formed. These firms appear to be investing heavily in buying foreign assets.

This includes Ming satellite launch companies, cheap inkjet solar panel production, genetic medicine, green technology. Military sensors, and other technologies.

There is a rumor that some of the startup funds may come from the OESW.

by **Pan-Asiatic States** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:42 am

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A topography of the Kingdom of Jaragupta

Jaraguptan Miner Flees Imperial Regime For Pan-Asiatic States
Bagumbayan
^{5 February 2019 21:05 NMST+ | Neo-Manila, Pan-Asiatic States}

THE KINGDOM OF JARAGUPTA—A resource-rich yet impoverished island-nation in the Northeast Wishton Sea, the country, a minor player in world history, was brought into the limelight of the (Pan-Asiatic) State Congress of Soviets earlier today after a daring appeal by one of Jaragupta's own working-class; now a Pan-Asiatic refugee and a whistleblower against his own government, 39-year-old contractual miner Esharveer Mahil.

Esharveer was reportedly found by tropic villagers unconscious on a dinghy off the coast of Melanesia, dehydrated and sick. The locals, after bringing him to a local hospital, were soon to determine that the man was not Asian, nor from around the territories of the Pan-Asiatic States, and was taken into custody and questioning by the Ministry of State and Public Security, in accordance to the strict anti-immigration and anti-emigration policies of the Federation.

However, the shocking truth would soon be unveiled to the authorities after he iterated his gruesome narrative, later passed-on in an interview by Melanesian State-Media newspaper company, The Dili. Accusing the Jaraguptan Government of allowing severe human rights violations, Esharveer states that he was first coerced into working for a royal-held mining corporation when, as one of the countless job-desperate citizens of the Kingdom, he signed-up for the local tripartite employment board; after which he was transported to the rural island of Savaal, and forced into what can only be considered as modern slave-labor as a miner.

With the Shahi Rhakavali, the Kingdom's Royal Guard, personally patrolling the islandlet for the corporal holding, workers were subjected to 19-hour labor, and were not permitted to leave until their 9-month contract had been fulfilled. Mr. Mahil was subject to Savaal to strip the local caves of guano, reportedly not even being supplied with the proper equipment on most days. On such occasions, he was expected to use his own hands.

A shipment of new workers from the capital gave him opportunity to escape, allegedly by sneaking into the cargo hold. He was later nearly caught, but managed to escape on the ship's liferaft, a small wooden dinghy. Losing count of how many days it took to Melanesia, he approximates it to be more than two weeks; living-off occasional raw fish.

His case was brought-up in an appeal to the Congress of Soviets today, where he was quoted saying:

"The people of Jaragupta are slaves in their [own] homeland, is the world to standby and watch?... I am here because of those who cannot be, who remain with mouths shut and hands bleeding."

Prime Minister Karam Anagatya of the Jaraguptan Government has officially questioned the truth and motives behind the alibi of Esharveer Mahil, calling it "dramatic showbusiness". However, the story has already triggered a call for justice within the internal political affairs of the Kingdom itself. Both the Hamikh Nationalist Liberation Army (HNLA), the Sikh Nationalist rebel faction, and the vocally Marxist, anti-government Hamikh Democratic Liberation Front (HDLF) have shown empathy; considering the case not only to be an exposé, but one of many, thus instead, a sign that the civil conflict in the country should be escalated with the aid of higher extranational bodies.

Whether the story holds true or not, talks within the Sixth Administration and the State Congress of Soviets have already commenced on determining the next best cause of action, with many believing the case should be brought to the recently-formed allied coalition, the International Socialist Congress.

It has become evident, above all else and if anything, that the affairs of the Kingdom may not go unpunished under the eyes of Father Asia.

Domestic Transportation Discount For Students Standardized Nationwide
The Voice of Nusantara
^{4 February 2019 6:32 NMST+ | Neo-Manila, Pan-Asiatic States}

In a Press Release today, the Congress of Soviets ratified a Federal Act, "Nationalization of Student Transportation Incentives Act", to nationalize the practice of giving student discounts for domestic utility vehicles, such as trains, buses, and even planes. With a victorious referendum placed 3640 - 360, the proposal by the prefectural representatives of Chongqing was met with little resistance; those of which who did have been bashed as "#BudgetConservatives" by social media.

The practice had already been put into place in select states by the SDPC as local policy operating under the juridstriction of the State-President and his/her economic committees. Now that the practice has become standard, with discounted fees ranging depending on a newly-released taxation manual that takes into consideration quality and capacity of the public vehicle, many students feel that their academic life can finally breathe easier.

Eastern Press Universal: PHNOM PENH: Raised Public Concerns Over Aging Historic Sites Becomes Plead For Federal Funding of Restoration-Work
^{05 February 2019 21:31 NMST+ | Phnom Penh, Pan-Asiatic States}
Asahi Shimbun: Survey Finds Hereditary Cancer As Most Frequent Cause of Death In East Asia, Suggests Ineffectiveness of Nuclear Waste Cleanup Initiatives
^{05 February 2019 16:09 NMST+ | Nanjing, Pan-Asiatic States}
FNM Celebrity: YUNNAN: Sculptor's Banquet Held To Award Prize For Local Masonwork Competition
^{05 February 2019 15:37 NMST+ | Yunnan, Pan-Asiatic States}
Neo-Manila Post: Malay-Tagalog "People's Appeal" Congregation Releases New Political Agenda and Standards For Religious Liberation
^{05 February 2019 14:13 NMST+ | Kuala Lumpur, Pan-Asiatic States}
Pravda Asiatica: Midterm Officials Campaigning Before Designate COMELEC Period Leave Unauthorized Posters Vandalizing Cities
^{04 February 2019 13:24 NMST+ | Nagoya, Pan-Asiatic States}
Rodong Sinmun: Ministry of Defense Unveils New Line of Engine Designs For Yuan-Class Battlecruisers
^{04 February 2019 12:56 NMST+ | Neo-Tokyo, Pan-Asiatic States}

by **UniversalCommons** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:15 pm

UniversalCommons Upgrades Armored Infantry

The Rhino Tank Divisions have introduced upgrades to the heavy mobile infantry.

This includes the introduction of a new .50 caliber rifle, new alloys for armor, upgraded biocane batteries, and improved targeting and communications systems.

The infantry recently demonstrated small helicopter drones and tactical high energy lasers mounted on all y
terrain vehicles.

We are prepared.

by **Estalusia** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:02 pm

Magritta Gazette -- 1602 C.E.

Magritta Gazette opens it's door to bring out their first edition. Citizenry Cheers. The paper is housed in the basement of Clashed Swords Tavern and Inn.
Publisher: Don Rodrigo de Vaquida

by **The Austrian Peoples Republic** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:43 pm

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