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Sino-Tahoan Summit


Sargun II

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Mr. Chavez sat with his right side to the setting sun. His favorite meal, raw salmon and a bottle of Chopin, sat waiting in a cold room while he waited for his fellow head of state Jia to arrive. The Beijing duck was sitting in a warm container and the Maotai waiting out at the table, covered. The fit Chavez had his left elbow on the table and was stroking the stubble on his chin as he sat in thought, waiting for Jia to arrive so that the two could speak. Historically, the Chinese and Tahoans had been good allies; recently, the Chinese and Tahoans were now fractured in the north. The two new nations each controlled significantly less territory and population and influence than before, but still they lived and so would their bond. At least, that was Chavez's plan.

"Mr. Jia has arrived, President."

"Very good. Get the food ready."

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Jia arrived in Tahoe. He had not been here since he was a young man. It was always in his opinion the most beautiful corner of North America. As they got off the plane the Chairman took a breath enjoying the California air. "The Americans are quite interested in China these days." one of his aides remarked. Jia chuckled, "Indeed, we're probably much more popular here than in Asia."

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Jia was escorted to the rather modest restaurant that Chavez was waiting at. His aides were redirected to the room below where they would each meet with their respective counterparts and talk about whatever the hell it is that aides talk about. The restaurant was a personal favorite of Chavez, who made reservations every Thursday at sunset to enjoy. As Jia was shown into the balcony, Chavez stood and shook the man's hand firmly. After botching his attempt at saying hello in the Oriental fashion, he directed Jia to sit down. "This meeting was too long in the making," he said to start the conversation. On cue, his cold, raw salmon and chilled bottle were placed gently in front of him while the Duck was served to Jia and the bottle of Maotai unveiled and opened. "I find the best first impressions are made above the earth, below a sunset, and with a strong glass of drink."

As he peeled a part of the sliced fish away and stuck it with his fork, Chavez looked at Jia. "I'm curious - why is there such a large division in China? Zargathia, the... Articuno? Articuno Islands? Why would they name themselves that? And the People's Republic of Southeast China? I'm surprised that they haven't all flocked to the only sane Chinese nation there is," he said before popping in the raw fish and chewing politely. Chavez popped open the Chopin and poured himself a generous glass. "Like this coalition that inhabits the Tahoan people's land, there are governments in China that aren't fit to rule." He took a small sip to start it off.

"Now, I didn't call you hear to bore you with things you already know," he said with a smile. "I called you hear to propose that we renew our people have had for decades; bonds that were shredded by the Conflict." He left the statement to hang there.

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"One moment," he raised a finger. Chavez pulled out a sleek looking phone and pressed a single button on the touchscreen, then put it away again. "That was the go for Operation Fresh Springs. As we speak, much of the remainder of the Tahoan military are unloading out of pre-chartered civilian planes and setting up shop. There's no official government there and the Coalition has yet to issue a no-fly zone or a warning against civilian planes going in and out, so there's no legal impediment." Chavez smiled as the Tahoe Republic expanded once again. "There will be no official declaration, and now that it is our territory via annexation they cannot block progress in or out. Of course, we will be threatened if they end up caring."

Chavez chuckled and sliced off a larger portion of the raw salmon, swallowed it, and downed it with another gulp. Ingeniously placed parts were being hurriedly put together by engineers in Colorado, as a few hundred troops in each city also hurriedly constructed barricades and command centers. "Do you like the duck? Took forever to make."

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"You did your research." the Chairman said placing a piece of Peking Duck's crispy fatty skin in a light pancake with some sauce and eating it. It was somewhat relieving to eat commonly rather than in the elaborate manner for formal Chinese dinner affairs. Pouring a glass of the clear Maotai liquor, he downed it in a single gulp before filling a second. "Ah." he said.

"I would be interested, although to sign a formal military treaty I would like to make sure my allies in North America are onboard. I am happy to see Tahoe's land restored. It seemed this war was an unnecessary in its totality. Cluster $%&@s have little honor to them." he spoke candidly.

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"Honor? Nothing about this coalition had honor. Did you know that I have it on good authority that the Holy American Empire, before officially declaring war, seeded Cuban waters with mines and launched missiles and dared to claim that it was an accident?" Chavez spoke calmly, though with a hard edge to his voice. "In their bid to 'liberate' Cuba, they unloaded so many bombs and missiles that they literally have to rebuild almost every single building along the south and northwest. It's despicable." He calmed down and gulped down another glass. His tolerance was rather high.

"Perhaps a formal military treaty is not needed. I find that obligatory treaties destroy the true meaning of friendship, honor, and cooperation. They create a web of obligations rather than a vow of loyalty," he said almost offhandedly, "but the current political climate encourages webs that span the world thrice over. Being isolated is to put your people in danger. Anyway," he continued, "Tahoe still holds the Chinese - at least the true Chinese - in high regard, and you should know that lest there are unfortunate circumstances we still have your back."

As he spoke, an unexploded cruise missile was remotely detonated somewhere down the beach. The sound was faint and rippled across the coast.

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OOC: Point in fact, I never claimed it was an accident; I neither took or denied responsibility. :P Also, the only place I attacked was Guantanamo Bay.

IC: The Empire was a bit nervous at the thought of a Sino-Tahoe relationship.

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"I would need to review the battle reports to judge the Holy American Empire's actions." he deflecting the Holy American Empire issue. "I was referring more to the involvement of nations that never fought wars such as Cochin and Australia against an already overwhelmed opponent." he said.

"If Tahoe does not see a pressing need for a treaty, that is fine with us as it will probably take some consultation with our allies before we produced text, however, we would like to offer you some friendship and assistance. We have warm relations with the Holy American Empire, perhaps we could be of assistance in you two working out your problems. At the moment we are reconstructing our own nation due to the Northern Occupiers war. However, we would look unkindly on anyone attacking Tahoe in its current moment of weakness.

What is your views on the Bay Area's independence and our allies J. Andres's Los Angeles enclave?"

[b]Classified message to the HAE[/b]

Do not worry this will not effect the treaty commitments we have to the Holy American Empire, however, we believe that a policy of engagement with the Tahoans is the smartest policy. Our relationship with the Tahoans shall not supercede that of the HAE, but rather we aim them to be complimentary. Rest assured you will be consulted.

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[i]Nice deflection.[/i]

"I was merely commenting on the despicable actions of certain nations that went beyond their involvement in the war. I suggest you dispel the notion that we are hostile against the Holy American Empire; indeed, while our relations have been better in the past, Tahoe cannot hold a grudge against every nation that fought against her. It was due to the kindness of the HAE that we ended up forming the Second Republic." Chavez chuckled as he finished the last part of his salmon.

"The Bay Republic is run by hippies and occupies a major economic center for Tahoe. Their independence will doom the cities and cause irreparable harm to the Tahoan economy. As for Los Angeles... J Andres fought against the coalition as New England and surrendered, and they are rewarded for this by receiving an important economic, military, and civilian county? The enclave is perhaps one of the most despicable acts of treachery I have seen in my life, and is nothing short of backstabbing. They were once our allies, but when Tahoe fell they feasted on their corpse like the rest of the vultures out there."

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"My best diplomat is speaking to J Andres right now, and is in the second day of negotiations over Los Angeles," he replied. "But no, we've been so tied up with domestic affairs we have had little time to contact most of our neighbours, much less the Empire."

OOC: irc discussion

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