FREE TRADE, OR THE FIRST STEP IN CONQUEST?THE DAITŌJIN PLAN TO DOMINATE EAST ARDIA With the uncovering and disruption of a conspiracy within the "Empire" of Daitō a few months prior, thanks in large part to our valiant reporting of the truth, by the former Chancellor, Sachio Heishi, we thought perhaps that the Emperor of Daitō, as well as his new Prime Minister, Sadazane Konishi, would stand as a bulwark against Helusian Imperialism. However, with the destruction of a Daitōjin patrol aircraft in February, no doubt violating the rightful airspace of the First Empire of Rokkenjima, it appears that the Emperor has shown his true colors, using this as a dubious justification to begin a blatant war of expansion that will, in time, consume East Ardia once more. Worse yet, his lackey, Sadazane Konishi, a supposed "pro-democracy figure" within the country, has already laid the groundwork for the next phase of a resurgent Yamato Empire that, like the Toshikawans before them, will seek to wipe out all who are not of their culture. The "East Ardian Free Trade Agreement" is little more than a pretext for the integration of the Allied States, Nueva Ardia, and Toshikawa, and yet, their leaders seem all too willing to shackle themselves to the Daitōjin grip and sign the death-warrants for their people.
The truth is, there is no great pan-Ardian experiment which Konishi promotes, not in truth. Truly, what we are seeing is a continuation of trends we saw starting in the 1960s and 70s, whereby Daitō, whose economy, despite being damaged horrendously by the Great War, surged immensely to become of the largest on the planet. Despite some setbacks, their rise has continued, already on track to potentially become the largest by the end of the decade, built on the backs of the oppressed Ardians and Nueva Ardians, while the Toshikawans, ever the loyal pawns for others, would serve their new master in Shinkyō and, by extension,
their overlords in Northfort. Yes, that's right. The Morelanders have allied with the Daitōjin for their shared goal of global domination. We shudder at the thought of what this means for humanity, but all we can say for certain is that we must be ready to fight back.
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