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[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Joint Commission's report made public[/b][/i][/size][/center]

The findings of the Joint Commission for Historical Truth and Reconciliation, led by Captain Larissa Orlov for Zargathia and Shirakime Gakei for Korea, and have been made public today. As you may be aware, the joint Zargathian-Korean Commission had been tasked with comparing official pre-Zargathian documents to find out what did and did not happen in respects to ethnic cleansing. The entirety of the eighty-three long document may be read on our website, but the summary is as follows:

[quote name]Report from the Manchurian Commission for Historical Truth and Reconciliation


The Governments of the Greater Korean Federation and the Queendom of Zargathia have gathered together experts of all fields and went through millions of archive pages and thousands of testimony hours to study the bloody ethnic history of Manchuria. This report is the result of the work, dedicated to all those sacrificed to racism and those that have fought the injustice.

The ethnic history of Manchuria is complex, in that there has been many instances of ethnic cleansing. As seen by the recent controversy between Zargathia, Korea, and China, the issue of who or what lived in Manchuria can cause feelings to run

The first real instance of systematic ethnic cleansing was done by the Neo Japanese Empire, after the fall of Altin Urda. As records show, Neo Japan admitted in a high-level meeting between Palintine and Neo Japan in Boston on the future of the state that became Yamato, that [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=55639&view=findpost&p=1476771"]they had moved most, if not all, Han Chinese to Central Asia, and replaced them with Japanese[/url]. It had always been the policy of the Neo Japanese [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=53830"]to expand into the mainland[/url] and attempt [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=54544&view=findpost&p=1434352"]complete Japanization[/url].They had gone so far as to attempt genocide of the Kyokujitsuhins, their rivals to the legitimate rule of Japan, in order to ensure that their view of what Japan is stands unrivaled. It was only the [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=56660"]sudden retirement of the Raiyku Shinje[/url] did the bloody reign of Neo Japan ended and gave birth of the liberal rule of Hansa.

But this was not the end of history. When Manchukuo was given independence, they started [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=58083"]a campaign of persecuting those of Japanese ethnicity, labeled as Kyokujitsujins, within their land[/url]. THe issue was settled only when all Kyokujitsujins were forced to move to the Japanese Islands, to the country of Yamato. A short time later, another campaign of massive ethnic movements happened, when [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=59465"]Yamato bought Heilongjiang and Jilin from the Northeast People's Republic[/url], the successor of Manchukuo. The Northeast Republic was afraid of retaliation for past crimes, and so [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=59465&view=findpost&p=1582003"]they had all Han Chinese leave[/url] the new Yamato land. As it turns out, ironically the accusations of Yamato committing ethnic cleansing was false: It was the actions of the Han Chinese themselves that made them most of them leave the land they sold.

In fact, Yamato was the most ethnically tolerant Japanese state ever, [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=57937"]spending billions to keep the Han Chinese people in both Hubei[/url] and Manchuria, bring a new age of stability. The rest of the story of Yamato is well known: When the country fell and a liberal regime was established by Hansa with Amyante as "Regent", many Yamato people left Manchuria for Japan because of the insult they felt, and they later moved on to Korea.

There is one more aspect to be considered: [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=57155"]The fate of Koreans after Liaoning was given to Manchukou[/url]. The Koreans were not the subject of discrimination as the Japanese, but all news of them faded when the Cholans took over the Northeast People's Republic. No one is sure what happened, but it seems that harsh ethnic policies of the Cholans had led many Koreans to convert to Han Chinese. The only thing that is certain is that there were no movements back to Korea. Perhaps they make up the majority of what are Han Chinese in Zarghatia today, maybe they were mass murdered. No one knows.


This report reveals that despite the misunderstandings, it can be concluded that none of the current governments surrounding Manchuria are guilty of committing ethnic cleansing or supporting such actions. As the truth comes out, the real enemy is revealed: The collaborators who have plunged China into chaos, and the Neo Japanese. It is these two groups that must be guarded against, and it is hoped that Zargathia, Korea, and China work together to keep another nationalist Japanese regime or a new collaborationist government from rising.[/quote]

A governmental spokesperson has called the results of the investigation 'plausible' and 'matching our records of that time'. With a number of Koreans converting to Han Chinese in a relatively short amount of time, the demographic charts available to us showed a sharp drop in the Korean population in Manchuria. Given the lack of comparable emigration peaks as well as the ethnic-cultural policies of the previous nations that had ruled Manchuria before it, the worst was then assumed. Though the conclusion has led to some questions, the spokesperson had also said upon the release of the report that 'Zargathia would not interfere in any way with the democratic process of fair elections, and would support the Japanese government elected by said elections as legitimate'.

The report is currently under review by the government, but it is expected that it will pass within a week, pending the other currently ongoing debates over unemployment and the school system. And now, on to Johnathan Mayes for the weather...

Edited December 27, 2010 by Amyante

[king of cochin]

The Kingdom of Cochin is confused as to how people of one ethnicity can "convert" to another ethnicity? Ethnicity is not a matter of choice like religion or faith. By this analysis, is it possible for people of Uighur ethnicity or Tibetan ethnicity or Caucasian ethnicity to be "converted" into Han Chinese or Korean ethnicity? Or does the Joint Commission mean linguistic conversion by which the people speaking Korean language are forced to "convert" into speaking Chinese language?

[Amyante]

"The report states the possibility that, when Zargathia took the place of Yamato, many Koreans decided to simply play it safe and call themselves Han Chinese. With written documents of Korean migration into Manchuria predating the Yuan Dynasty in the thirteenth century, it is hard to tell just exactly what would separate, say, a third-generation Korean immigrant from a Han Chinese with Korean blood. Given that other methods are considered too invasive, we simply take the person's word for it. While it would be comparatively easier to tell someone of Caucasian ethnicity apart from someone of Chinese ethnicity, it would be a better example to ask how one can tell a German from an Austrian, or a Norwegian from a Swede. Even DNA analysis, invasive as it would be, would not provide a definite answer due to intermarriage and migration. If one looks like a Han Chinese, speaks like a Han Chinese and claims to be Han Chinese... why would be not believe him?"

[Kankou]

"On the Korean side, we suspect that the various racist policies enforced by Manchukuo, Northeastern People's Republic, and the Cholan Chinese Collaboratist State were the reasons why many Koreans in Liaoning decided to become Han Chinese. As seen from how there were pogroms against the Kyokujitsu people by Manchukuo, there has been much opposition to the existence of any "non-Chinese" people in Northeastern Asia.

Over time, as it became clear that assimilating was the best option, it is believed that the many Koreans had converted to Han Chinese to live a normal life free of fear. Whether they would return to their original ethnicity, or stay as Han Chinese remains to be seen, but given the liberal policies of Zargathia, where no groups are persecuted based on who they are, it matters little what ethnicity one is in Manchuria now.

In the meantime, the report reveals the true villians: The Neo Japanese and the various collaborationist regimes in China. The Greater Korean Federation commits itself to never again allow such states to rise again, whether it is in the far Eastern Maritimes, where millions of Russians have been removed to make Vladivostok a Japanese majority city, or in Daemado, where the Koreans still makes up a majority after the transfer of the island to Japan under the criminal Chang regime of Chosun. In addition, we will commit ourselves to bringing to justice the perpetrators of past crimes, should we be able to capture them."

-Shirakime Gakei, Korean Chair of The Joint Commission for Historical Truth and Reconciliation

[Triyun]

Well... where to begin on this illusory piece of revisionist dribble....

It appears that there are some who cannot stomach the notion that their nations are simply smaller than other nations and have reduced themselves to justifying in degrees of imperialism rather than between imperialism and anti-imperialism. Let us be absolutely clear about one thing, Manchuria is part of China. It is not part of Korea. Manchuria while part of Shilla briefly during the second Empire and in much smaller part during the first, was for centuries part of Qing Imperial China. The Manchu Emperors chose to embrace the multi-ethnic Chinese identity. To speak of a Han Chinese identity is to speak of ignorance. China is a multi-ethnic society which is based on a common cultural tradition, it has always been the characteristic identity of China to embrace waiguoren who embrace Chinese culture. Since the Qing Dynasty there areas have been primarily been ruled by the Chinese regimes including the Triyunican, Neo Triyunican Empire, and United Francoist Empire in recent times.

Those who adopt Chinese writing, customs, and language are Chinese. To attempt to call them anything else is an insult to them. While there are many nations who define their make up by blood, China defines it by culture. Thus China has been able to integrate many different groups into the whole.

In regards to this report, we also must assert one very firm notion. There never was and never will be a justifiable Japanese State in Manchuria. All Japanese states are inherently unjust in Manchuria because Manchuria is not part of Japan. Further it is not part of Korea, and just as the Japanese occupation of Korea was unjust, so would any assertion of Manchuria being part of Korea.

Finally in regards to the example of Europeans. Europe has been for much of recent history a feudal civilization. China has not. China was united in a single identity centuries earlier and has kept that united identity. After Rome fell Europe lost its common identity and descended into feudalism which aside from the Nordic times it has not really put a common identity back together.

The United Federation of the East condemns this report as one which Imperialist collaborators are involved with. We request that Zargathia do the same. We further remind everyone that there are those who seek to reglorify the actions of the World War II Japanese, especially remnants of the terrorist group formerly called the DKT, who seek nothing less than a second Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere under imperialist hegemony. Any attempt to begin the reestablishment of such ultra-nationalist ideals will be met with the fullest force of the People's Liberation Army.

[Amyante]

*** Public ***

"We can assure the United Federation of the East that this report will not have us change our foreign and domestic policies. The Japanese are our allies, and in that relationship we will not be subservient, nor we will expect them to be."

*** Private to the UFE ***

"We are aware that the report was based primarily on Korean documents, and those from Neo Japan that they had access to. Given that the NPR is named several times, we would appreciate it if you could share copies of relevant documents from that period so that we may confirm or deny these findings in government when it will be up for review."

[Triyun]

The Northern People's Republic was a warlord holding. The last power to unify China prior to the United States of China was the Chinese Union which became the United Francoist Empire. Prior to that it was the Neo Triyunican Empire which picked up the pieces from Mao Zedong's People's Republic of China. We only recognize regimes which rule most of China as being official representations of all of China.

[Amyante]

*** Private to UFE ***

"We know. The NPR was taken over by the PRC, which -- after renaming itself the Articuno Islands -- merged with the UFE. We do not claim you have a connection to the NPR, but were asking if by that route NPR documents would have ended up in your hands."

[Kankou]

It seems the history of Shilla and Palintine has been forgotten. Shilla, Palintine, and the Second Korean Empire had eastern Liaoning and Jilin for twice as long as Triyunican, Neo Triyunican Empire, and United Francoist Empire put together, during which Korean culture was dominant. It was only because of the stagnation of the Korean Empire that reverted the area to Chinese control.

But more importantly, the purpose of this report is to essentially reveal the truth out of all the propaganda of those who had committed ethnic and cultural cleansing, and as such to think of this report as that of imperialist collaborators is unjustifiable. After all, it was from the very imperialist regime archives that this report has been made from, and the truth is what it is: truth. Whether a Japanese state in Manchuria was justifiable is not the concern here: it is to record for the future the complete history of Manchuria after Neo Japan had annexed the region, thereby completely destroying any sign of Chinese culture from the area, leaving only Japanese there.

And finally, we are wondering who this DKT is. It has always been Neo Japan that had attempted to expand into the continent, as referred by Chainman Jia in his speech recently as "Dai Teikoku Nippon", which translates into "Greater Empire of Japan". Or perhaps he meant the now gone Empire which is under Rebel Army/Zargathia rule.

[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Education Plan paying off[/b][/i][/size][/center]

Recent studies have shown that with the steady increases in infrastructure, not only the economy has boomed. By increasing accessibility to even the most remote of regions, education plans that already existed for towns and suburbs have now been brought to these low populated regions with increased efficiency, causing the estimated literacy rate -- according to the latest census -- to rise well above the projected goal of 95%. Government officials have announced that in a few years' time, there will be several modifications made to the current education system, both to facilitate and increase capacity for the expected wave of new students.

[center][size=5][i][b]Zargathia Goes Nuclear?[/b][/i][/size][/center]

A more surprising news item was the confirmation of government officials that nuclear tests were being carried out.

- "Though the government has emphasized that the no-nuke policy that's been in place since Zargathia's foundation WILL be upheld, the developments in Australia have shown a need for our nation to become capable of handling and processing nuclear material. With the Australians no longer able to supply us with new nuclear material, it is important for Zargathia to be able to process this material ourselves in order to keep our nuclear power plant operational. That is the [i][b]only[/b][/i] reason these tests are carried out."

OOC: Manhattan Project wonder

[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Government announces plans for Qindali[/b][/i][/size][/center]

For a long time, the harbors in Fuyuan have been growing along with the local economy as goods were being shipped along the Amur. However, a time has now come where experts believe capacity problems might ensue in a number of years. Therefore, it has been decided that the shipbuilding facilities be moved to Qindali to allow the transportation sector room to grow without restricting the ever growing demand for new ships. While ecologists and local fishermen warn that a dam might alter the river's ecosystem and disrupt the natural flood regime, the government has given the go ahead on these planned expansions, which include a bridge connecting Zargathia to Marscurian Siberia over Tyreshif Island.

The bridge, much like its Marscurian counterpart, will allow boats to pass under it without needing to be raised, though as a safety precaution this is still technically possible. Construction has also started on an artificial bay on the east side of Tyreshif Island, where the shipyard and dry docks will be built. By having the river flow around it, and by constructing water purification facilities at the mouth of the bay, it is expected that pollution levels will remain within acceptable limits. As an additional safety precaution, the mouth of the bay will have its own storm surge barrier. With technology similar to that of the Dutch [i]Stormvloedkering[/i], this barrier will be closed during the traditional summer monsoons, keeping the water level within the areas containing the drydocks and shipyards stable while not altering the natural flooding around it as part of the Amur's ecosystem.

Though the environmentalists, traditionally one of the stronger factions in Zargathian politics, remain skeptical, previous infrastructural projects have so far been successful, and those initially opposed to the plan have adopted a 'Wait and See' tactic as construction gets underway.

[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Education Plan paying off[/b][/i][/size][/center]

As mentioned in a [url=http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=63087&view=findpost&p=2630537]previous announcement[/url], the government has increased the budget for Education to increase the national literacy average within Zargathia. Today, the new figures have been released, showing that 100% of our citizens of adolescent age and up are now considered literate in both national languages of Zargathia. With this development, it is expected that job equity will increase, though spokespersons have stated that the changes to the Education system are not yet completed. Analysts have taken careful guesses as to what changes will be announced, though most expect that the scholarship system will be next given the increase in spending this 'education boom' will bring in a few more years.

[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Education Reform completed![/b][/i][/size][/center]

Two years before the first wave of new students from the successful Zargathian Education Plan would have gotten their initial education completed, the Zargathian government has officially opened four new Universities, located near Harbin, Jilin City, Changchun and Shenmyang respectively. These are geared towards a wide range of professions, spread out amongst several buildings, and offer plenty of facilities for sports and recreation. Though the architectural design can be called surprising, the government had declared that there were already plenty of modern buildings designed and built within Zargathia, and that they wanted them to stand out among them by incorporating strong influences from old architectural styles. The choice for the European medieval era if believed to have been influenced by Queen Amyante, a strong supporter of the Education Reforms.

To encourage new students, the education system itself has now been reformed as well, shifting to a version where education itself is now considered to be a part of one's freedom of expression. This means that, as a fundamental right, all education will be completely free of charge, though the required books will still need to be purchased and/or rented by the students. Though many expect taxes to be raised to support this reform, the government believes the consequential abolishment of student allowances will restrict the impact on the current buffer in the treasury to a minimum, or at least sufficient compared to existing safety precautions, until such a time when the average education level has risen enough to counterbalance the costs through tax income. To prevent abuse, this education plan is available to all that have been registered Zargathian citizens for the past five years. Foreign students that wish to enroll are of course not restricted, but will have to pay an annual tuition fee in addition to the cost of school materials. Financially, little will change for schools as they will continue to receive a sum per student to cover expenses, though in order to apply for them a school will need to maintain a strict set of basic education standards. Since the initial announcement of the reform had triggered a wide increase in education faculties throughout the nation, it is expected that there will be sufficient teachers available to begin teaching, though it will likely take a while for the universities to reach optimal efficiency.

Given its strong social nature, the Green Democrats of Zargathia (GDZ), the second party in Zargathia after the fall of the Zargathian Liberals (ZL), is generally seen as the one responsible for this reform. Regardless, a government spokesperson has stated that no one of the major three parties is favored over the others, and that each have an equal share in having their opinions heard.

(OOC: Great University Wonder)

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[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Zargathian infrastructure rated Top Five in Asia![/b][/i][/size][/center]

As long as Zargathia's legal system has been in place, the quality of its infrastructure has been increasing, convicted 'Class Two' criminals being responsible for the [url=http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=63087&view=findpost&p=1897707]construction and maintenance of Zargathian roads[/url]. Today, the government is proud to announce its infrastructure is now rated among the Top Five in Asia, having passed giants such as Vaule (9.1k), Cochin (8.5k) and Buryatia (6.2k). Ahead are only Minilla Island (20k), Selenarctos (14k), the Kingdom of Burma (13k) and the United Federation of the East (11k). Some T-shirts hit the market with a roadmap of Zargathia printed on them with the words "UFE... [i]YOU'RE NEXT!"[/i] printed on them, and variations on it, but no harm was intended. One entrepreneur had even sent a supply of shirts to the UFE free of charge in an attempt to promote friendly competition.

Though opponents of the 'Incarceration Act' have voiced their protests against what they see as inhumane forced labor, supporters answered by showing how much criminals would cost the state on a yearly basis had they been simply locked up for a period of time, and the odds of such a criminal of getting a job and reintegrating back into society. In addition, this had both a deterring effect on both crime itself as well as recidivism, and provided the criminal a better position to integrate into society due to the influence of a daily rigid job structure during the course of his or her incarceration. Due tothe added cost to the state if the entire road network would have been maintained by commercial companies, it is unlikely that the Incarceration Act will change anytime soon.

[Amyante]

[center][size=5][i][b]Massive army restructuring announced[/b][/i][/size][/center]

The Zargathian Government has announced that it will be reviewing and streamlining the branches of its military. In a speech, Queen Amyante stated the following:

- "For a long time now, Zargathia has been protected by its treaties. It has, however, caused us to become complacent, our perception dulled, our vigilance not as sharp as it could and should be. We were unable to come to Japan's aid when it was attacked, despite having the troops to. We were unable to assist the UFE when nuclear missiles soared towards it, despite having the technology to. It is with that in mind that i plan a full reorganization of the Zargathian Armed Forces, to heighten and recover the fast response time of old. I would like to state to our allies that we do not believe our treaties to them to be a convenient shield while offering nothing in return. Instead, we will sharpen our swords to stand alongside you if needed. That is the true value of a treaty, and i can but offer my apologies for having momentarily forgotten it."

TV stations within Zargathia would be showing army recruitment ads for several weeks afterwards. It was clear that the Zargathians were aiming to reduce the number of reservists in their armed forces and focus on a larger professional army rather than a small 'core'. In addition, a great amount of material was flown in from Soldania, and the naval facilities were showing a good amount of activity as well.

[Triyun]

[quote name='Amyante' timestamp='1305146627' post='2710229']
[center][size=5][i][b]Zargathian infrastructure rated Top Five in Asia![/b][/i][/size][/center]

As long as Zargathia's legal system has been in place, the quality of its infrastructure has been increasing, convicted 'Class Two' criminals being responsible for the [url=http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=63087&view=findpost&p=1897707]construction and maintenance of Zargathian roads[/url]. Today, the government is proud to announce its infrastructure is now rated among the Top Five in Asia, having passed giants such as Vaule (9.1k), Cochin (8.5k) and Buryatia (6.2k). Ahead are only Minilla Island (20k), Selenarctos (14k), the Kingdom of Burma (13k) and the United Federation of the East (11k). Some T-shirts hit the market with a roadmap of Zargathia printed on them with the words "UFE... [i]YOU'RE NEXT!"[/i] printed on them, and variations on it, but no harm was intended. One entrepreneur had even sent a supply of shirts to the UFE free of charge in an attempt to promote friendly competition.

Though opponents of the 'Incarceration Act' have voiced their protests against what they see as inhumane forced labor, supporters answered by showing how much criminals would cost the state on a yearly basis had they been simply locked up for a period of time, and the odds of such a criminal of getting a job and reintegrating back into society. In addition, this had both a deterring effect on both crime itself as well as recidivism, and provided the criminal a better position to integrate into society due to the influence of a daily rigid job structure during the course of his or her incarceration. Due tothe added cost to the state if the entire road network would have been maintained by commercial companies, it is unlikely that the Incarceration Act will change anytime soon.
[/quote]

The response from the UFE's economic forecasters was pretty universal, "The Zargathian Economic Plan of prioritizing infrastructure over real savings and technology is a plan for an economy built on a house of cards. The UFE will not be engaging in an economic free for all on infrastructure spending but rather focus on continued build up of savings and technological innovation which will serve the long term."

OOC: In other words tech and warchest > infra.

[Kankou]

The Chairperson of the Korean Economic Planning Board released a short statement concerning the Zargathia economy propaganda.


"When a country boasts of having the fifth most infrastructure in Asia, infrastructure that only emphasizes the inefficiency of its economy overall, I can only say that it will only be a short time before the country becomes irrelevant. Also, Having that much infra with such a small economy is also hard to comprehend except in terms of Soviet inefficiency."

[Amyante]

"While it is true that the Incarceration Act has led to unexpected amounts of growth, pulling apart infrastructural progress compared to other areas, plans have been made to remedy the problem that are currently proving themselves effective. We found this an amusing statistic to share, everything else is purely a civilian initiative."

OOC: Yeah, kept going on shopping sprees to get all the improvements i wanted. Got them now though

[Triyun]

[quote name='Amyante' timestamp='1305312474' post='2711440']
[center][size=5][i][b]Massive army restructuring announced[/b][/i][/size][/center]

The Zargathian Government has announced that it will be reviewing and streamlining the branches of its military. In a speech, Queen Amyante stated the following:

- "For a long time now, Zargathia has been protected by its treaties. It has, however, caused us to become complacent, our perception dulled, our vigilance not as sharp as it could and should be. We were unable to come to Japan's aid when it was attacked, despite having the troops to. We were unable to assist the UFE when nuclear missiles soared towards it, despite having the technology to. It is with that in mind that i plan a full reorganization of the Zargathian Armed Forces, to heighten and recover the fast response time of old. I would like to state to our allies that we do not believe our treaties to them to be a convenient shield while offering nothing in return. Instead, we will sharpen our swords to stand alongside you if needed. That is the true value of a treaty, and i can but offer my apologies for having momentarily forgotten it."

TV stations within Zargathia would be showing army recruitment ads for several weeks afterwards. It was clear that the Zargathians were aiming to reduce the number of reservists in their armed forces and focus on a larger professional army rather than a small 'core'. In addition, a great amount of material was flown in from Soldania, and the naval facilities were showing a good amount of activity as well.
[/quote]

While the UFE appreciates the sentiments behind upgrading the missile shield, we do find it rather disturbing what you say about the previous regime of Japan. Especially because you hold a treaty with the UFE and the UFE was aggressed upon by what was the equivalent of a holocaust denier regime.

The old Japanese regime rebuilt shrines to war criminals who carried out a racial crusade against the member states of the United Federation of the East, particularly China where over 20 million civilians perished, including at the hands of biological weapons. These were not existing shrines, but ones which they felt the need to completely restore. On top of that they named their carriers after the ones which carried out an attack on the American Navy at Pearl Harbor. There were plenty of other names.

I find it hard to believe that if the Zargathians saw a nation which rebuilt monuments to Adolf Hitler and his regime you would say you intended to defend them, particularly if they attacked an ally. 20 million Chinese are not any less valuable than the millions killed by the German Fascists. Japan was just as bad. While history may emphasize the atrocities of the Nazis in the West, and the US front in the Pacific, it is important not to forget that China was the first victim of fascism and paid a cost to save liberty only matched by the Soviet Union.

On top of that we find it equally disturbing that this regime had done some very questionable things of its own, which seem to resemble the fascists they quite literally WORSHIP. Firstly when they took Tsushima from the Greater Korean Federation, overnight it went from a mix of Koreans and Japanese to just Japanese without explanation. Secondly, all of a sudden when they took over the Transamur, they began claiming a Japanese majority, when before it had been Russian. It is important to note that both the UFE and Zargathia cooperated when [url=http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=89047]the UFE moved to defend West Burma from the ethnic cleansing there.[/url] While the UFE unfortunately was not around to protect the peoples of Siberia, we do not see why that situation should be treated differently.

And of course on top of all that, Japan attacked the UFE, not the other way around.

-Grand Vizier Wei Hai

[Amyante]

Private to the UFE

"We feel there is a misunderstanding. While on a personal level i will admit feeling that Japan could have handled the construction of shrines and the naming selection of its carriers [i]much[/i] better, it is their sovereign right to do what they wish within their own country. To build upon your example, if we had an active treaty with a nation that started rebuilding shrines to Adolf Hitler, then said treaty would still need to be honored like any other -- though it would be reviewed accordingly. The 'coming to the aid' in this case should not be taken in a military sense though, but in a humanitarian sense. By the time the first wave of peacekeeper forces had finished assembling in our bases, the Zargathian White Cross was already setting up refugee bases in Japan. This is the reason it was used as an example of why the reaction speed and efficacy of our army needed to be increased, the same way the nuclear attack on the UFE was used as an example of why our vigilance needed to be sharpened. Rest assured, it is not nor will it ever be our intention to take up arms against our allies."

Signed ~ Amyante Tojimaru

Edited May 16, 2011 by Amyante

[Triyun]

Ah I see. In that case, we'll offer the Zargathians luck in modernization and offer them the opportunity to upgrade their capabilities significantly with UFE weapon systems especially in regards to air defense where Zargathia appears severely behind most other East Asian States of note aside from the Mongol ones and Mascurian Siberia.

[Amyante]

OOC: Argh, lost track of this due to Search having trouble finding it >_<

IC:

"We would welcome the opportunity to increase the efficacy of our weapons systems, though it should be mentioned that the projectile weapons systems that had previously been considered obsolete are used as a 'last line CIWS', not instead of existing countermeasures."

[center][size=5][i][b]Zargathian Battleships Nearing Completion[/b][/i][/size][/center]

For a long time, the Zargathian Navy has been restricted to patrolling the coast and rivers using patrol boats and onshore installations. Today, the government has released pictures of three battleships being constructed at an undisclosed location in Zargathia. According to the report, these three ships are to support the coast guard and carry out patrols along the edges of Zargathian national waters, as well as provide quick response to vessels suspected of smuggling. Upon their completion, Zargathia will be officially joining the list of nations with a 'Green-water Navy', a step up from its current classification of having a 'Brown-water Navy'. eventually, it will be the goal that the Navy will continue to be expanded to allow for prolonged overseas deployment.

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[Triyun]

The United Federation of the East offers to sell Zargathia the F/A-18 Silent Hornet with an upgraded sensor suite. We also offer to export the F/A-47 A/B block Sino Fighter. Both would serve to severely increase your capability in the event of a enemy attack. We'd also propose Zargathia joining the United Federation of the East's Northern Air Command. There are some technologies we are not comfortable exporting, but we would be willing to provide information from UFE systems operating within Zargathian territory as well as extend the UFE missile shield north.

[Amyante]

"We would accept to buy two or three models of each, but must add that they would mostly see use to benchmark the systems we have upgraded ourselves. Given that we do not know the specifics of the UFE laws concerning counterengineering intellectual property, would this use be allowed, given the possibility of some design ideas being applied to the Zargathian aircraft in one form or another?"

[Triyun]

If Zargathia wishes to licenses certain parts of the aircraft, they may contact the Federation producer about purchasing either the specific part or the licenses to produce the part.