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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #60 on: February 15, 2020, 03:40:20 AM »
 
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Demobilization At Last?



Demobilization, a proposed set of laws and reforms first placed in motion during the late months of 1948, has once more been brought up in the Electorate's chamber. Created as the governing set of laws that would finally set a war-torn SICR on the path to the global stage, the law was set aside in favor of Reemergence, the current doctrine for foreign policy that has seen the expansion of dragonaii military assets and isolationist policies. With foreign relations beginning to drag and the SICR economy barely scraping by every day, the SEP has once more pushed forward the bill in an effort to "reintroduce ourselves the way we originally meant to almost eighty years ago."

Demobilization is no simple task, as experts have pointed out. It first challenges the Emperor-Admiral's powers as a monarch and the Electorate's role as a legislative body, organizing the Imperial Throne into either a constitutional monarch sharing power with the Electorate, abolishing the Electorate in favor of an absolute monarchy, or dissolving the powers and position of the monarchy entirely to replace it with a democratic government. Choosing any of these options would likely immediately set off another political crisis resembling the start of the Civil War, making any decision result with potentially disastrous consequences.

The second purpose of Demobilization is the role of the provincial regions under the central government control. The pre-war FICR possessed larger autonomy for the provincial governors, placing police under the command of the governors, along with the command of each regional National Guard. Following the Civil War's disastrous warlord-like state, the SICR wartime administration focused upon the intense supervision of every county, resulting in the current system of state-sponsored appointments of regional governors by the Electorate. Whether the system will be altered to a federal level again is up for speculation, but given the current regime's current political climate, many political experts have expressed doubt that the provinces will be given much liberty as individual states.

The third function is foreign policy and military involvement abroad. The legislators responsible for the drafting of Demobilization split ideas often on how the SICR would respond to the then-unknown international climate and figured to instead maintain an open mind to new ideas and innovations. Propositions included forming an economic partnership with neighbors while seeking to reclaim Sinsic lands by either military or diplomatic means. Modern politics have thus rendered large portions of this section completely obsolete, to which the SEP has offered a replacement: change the largely xenophobic ideals of the nation and negotiate treaties of friendship between Rokkenjima and Nui Cenneslaig. Criticism has been expressed with the plan's apparent alienation of SANE, but SEP politicians have assured that "something can be arranged."

The fourth and final point is the release of economic and public assets by assuming the end of the War Economy State Measure. Corporations and media outlets would be released from ownership and censorship by the National Economic Commission and BIS, respectively. Many pre-war public establishments, such as the Free Knowledge Acts (which would allow the public to access previously classified government records,) Law Jurisdiction Acts (allowing the Imperial Courts to place accused under trial and barring the BIS from executions-on-site.) A declaration of war would no longer be allocated to only the Emperor, but also would require a 2/3rds vote by the Electorate (and a popular vote in case of a first strike scenario, in which all those who voted for the bill would then be obligated by law to volunteer for military service in some form or manner, ranging from high financial contributions to military research participation to downright serviceman/woman.) and also the consent of the President.

By no means has the bill been passed, but neither has it been thrown out yet, with all three parties considering adapting some parts of Demobilization to their public doctrines. While the debate continues in Nanjing, the public is once again divided between the wartime state that has been the official power-that-be for the last century and the promise of a new system to solve the problems of the First Imperial Republic.


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  • IFC Reports That Hundreds of SICR And OCDP Minefield Placement Records Are Missing
  • Drachenwachtern May Be Consolidated Into New Special Forces, Government Says
  • Man Defenestrates Neighbor On Twitch During Livestream
  • Admiral-Emperor and SANE Leaders To Meet Empress Of Kodumaa

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #61 on: February 15, 2020, 04:06:51 AM »
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Wartime Military Leftovers May Pose Issue, IFC Warns



After an undiscovered minefield injured a dozen adolescent dragonaii last month and a resulting investigation by the IFC found that military charts detailing the placement of minefields and other boobytraps were either incorrect or missing, a spokesman for the IFC warned that other leftovers from the Civil War that were not disposed of during the Pheonix Era, such as abandoned military motor pools and airbases, in addition to weapon caches and artillery emplacements may pose unintended consequences, as military structures were not heavily tracked for fear of enemy agents discovering and relaying their locations. As a result, anywhere from 23-476 potentially functioning anti-aircraft and medium caliber guns may still be laying around untouched in underground military depots and bunkers, in addition to maybe hundreds of thousands of small arms that range from handguns to heavy 12.7 mm machine guns and anti-material rifles. "Everything needed for an insurrection of massive scale is simply laying around out there," the spokesman cautioned. "Should any outside group choose to, a potentially catastrophic arms trade out of the SICR could occur, allowing a flow of slightly outdated weapons to anywhere on Mundus."

Most of these undiscovered caches seem to be located around the rural and densely mountainous and forested Southern Altreich-West Er'Mingtua areas. The BIS has already announced its intention of launching an investigation of the zone, but many intelligence officers have expressed fears of interests such as forces in Clysperis and Kaitaine using local help to secure a sizable supply.



- Developing News -

  • New Aircraft In Development? Military Airbase Apparently Abandoned A Decade Ago Suddenly In Service Again
  • National Health Commision Advises Against Consuming Mushrooms and Fungi "From Local Sources" For Treating Common Cold
  • Man Arrested For Ninth Time Trying To Burn Abandoned Military Bunker With Cigarette Lighter
  • [REDACTED BY BIS ORDER] Being Transported To New Derusmia?

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #62 on: March 22, 2020, 10:58:42 PM »
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Most Wartime Dams Only Needs Minor Maintenance, IFC Says



During the routine inspection for the expected overhaul and maintenance of the Civil War-Era National Hydroelectric-Aquatic Units of the Altreich Region, the plants were found to be running just fine, despite having been built in 1923 - 1932 during the most heated part of the Civil War. From the outside, visible damage reveals where OCDP "dam buster" bombs detonated, yet IFC reports show that besides the expected relatively minor structural damage expected from the attacks nearly ninety years ago, the plants are still supplying nearby population centers with fresh water and electricity at steady rates expected by national standards for the time. Additional study has shown that few only things that the dams are in need of are modern turbines and newer failsafe systems.

The project of modernizing of the wartime dams is part of the Revitalized Wartime Project, a government effort to use existing wartime-era infrastructure to power and service civilian centers, converting former settlement bomber runways into local airports and former army supply depots into community centers. Similarly, the dams were formerly used to power the nearby IFC installations and public bunkers. The few installations that will remain operating as normal will be the emergency shelters and stockpiles, along with the National Warning System, one of the networks of alarms and sensors formerly used to detect and defend against air attacks.

The legislation for the Revitalized Wartime Project also includes three clauses requiring the IFC to (1) construct defensive barriers around remote properties and convert aboveground bunkers in ecologically fertile regions into local farm storage centers. (2) Convert the existing Great Wall infrastructure into training grounds and storage centers. (3) Begin processing surplus weaponry into scrap centers for recycling.

While rumors that these clauses are cover for the IFC's construction of [REDACTED BY BIS ORDER] and [REDACTED BY BIS ORDER]/b] silos have been floating around in counter-government media, the government has issued a press statement reassuring citizens that no such measures are being undertaken. Furthermore, due to the project, the Nanjing Central Military Academy is being expanded to include several new branches, the details of which are currently unknown.


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  • Electorate Accepts Offer By EM Military To Assist In Post-War Minefield Clearance
  • DBS Survey Shows That Uncomfortable Number of Dragonaii Unknowingly Played With Live Post-War Munitions As Children
  • Civil War Tank Ace Passes Away At 78
  • Supposed "Alien Spacecraft" Was Just Weather Balloon

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #63 on: March 24, 2020, 07:22:49 AM »
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Watchers and Drachenwachtern Dissolved, Government Says



In a surprise announcement this morning, the Imperial Administration declared the Drachenwachtern and Watchers organizations dissolved and their assets liquidated and transferred to central government control. The order came down at 2:00 AM SIT and was effective immediately, transferring existing personnel and infrastructure to the authority of the Deep Interior. Vehicles transporting officers from the Deep Interior arrived at the primary Watcher Old Nanjing campus at 2:34 AM SIT to oversee the transfer. Watcher officials were relieved of authority, their commands transferred under the Deep Interior's newly-formed Postwar Hazard Clearance Authority. Databanks and vaults were emptied or sealed, with most of the digitalized records being transferred to the Ministry of the Interior.

Likewise, the temples where the Drachenwachtern were stationed found itself under government supervision by 2:47 AM SIT, with armories emptied in less than two hours with the assistance of BIS personnel. The command structure of the organization is at the time of publication undergoing reorganization to integrate into the Postwar Hazard Clearance Authority. Only objects related to paramilitary/armed actions were taken/transferred, and the process was done with the full consent of property owners.

Any objections were seriously taken and those who were unwilling to volunteer for the new service branch were officially released and discharged, receiving full retirement benefits or job opportunities elsewhere as compensation. While there have been understandable allegations that the number of personnel working for the Postwar Hazard Clearance Authority exceeds reasonable numbers, all excess members will find themselves transferred to other departments of the Deep Interior.

Reasons for the abrupt and unexpected government action have been explained by a Deep Interior press conference to be ranging from confirmed reports of personnel mishandling, weapons smuggling operations, tax fraud, withholding of salaries, and personal misconduct among leadership to the need of an experienced and specialized force in order to clean up the nation's leftover traces of war.

Emperor-Admiral Jinduming was unable to comment on the subject due to an important meeting with foreign leaders, but a few SEC supporters have announced their support in the government's initiative to act upon the nation's issues from administrations past.


- Developing News -

  • Emperor-Admiral To Meet With Empress Rhodes of Rokkenjima
  • Synthetic Fuel Startup Xinlu Industries Seeking Proprty To Build First Biofuel Plant
  • CASC Seeking Partner In Advanced Meteorological Array
  • Erhai Naval Technical Institute Plans Underwater Geographical Data Survey

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #64 on: April 23, 2020, 08:42:18 AM »
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SICR Southern Line Trains Will Carry Imperial Rail Force Servicemen Names



As the SICR's section of the Southern Line - A swath of former Imperial-OC rail heavy supply rail networks - are being connected and converted for mass civilian transit, new trains have been ordered from Hauffenberg Rail GLC to supply the Nestland rail network. Even as they are manufactured and the standard orange bands are painted on their sides like a standard transport of the country, the public has come forward with the proposition of painting the names of all the Imperial Rail Force's servicemen and women through the years onto the ceilings of each passenger car, with paintings or photographs of members accompanying their names and achievements if possible. The proposal even
entails naming individual cars after the commanding officer or Sergeant of each military armored train car and head engines after Rail Force Commandants of note.

Such an endeavor would've required the extraordinary effort of the government to dig through literal mountains of paperwork and wartime documentation, but thankfully, this is not the first time that the public has submitted such a plan for a memorial. Civilian memorial establishments such as the Bloody Flower Foundation have had volunteers sort through confusing messes of casualty reports and enlistment records for years in order to find names of those who served aboard the ~234 armored trains of the SICR and the countless others who ran the subterranean rail supply networks. This has resulted in the assembly of almost 2,467,349 profiles from the beginning of the war to its end.

In a controversial note, the decision by the government to include the names of those who deserted during the war across the border to neighboring countries like Kodumaa has been fiercely criticized by both living veterans and supporters of the CSP. Quoted from Royalrail1959 on the social media platform Reddit, "How come cowards who jumped the cars during combat get their names and medals engraved on the cars? I fought the Crimsons at Huoying and Beitang, lost a leg at the Sixth Battle of Xueshan when a tank managed to get past the AT guns, but somehow the [EXPLETIVE] who went to the [EXPLETIVE]s across the border and are probably sipping alcohol rations four times the size of a typical ration get their names put on the roof with those of us who earned it? It's outrageous, it's unfair!"


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  • Electorate Considering Whether to Commercialize Synthetic Fuels For Export Independent Of OPEN
  • SICRNA Purchases 10 ND Tanks For Part Of Modernization Program
  • Broken Star SAM Systems To Be Tested Soon, Military Says
  • Dragoni Metals Refining Industries Are Slowly Growing, Experts Say
  • 873 Reasons Why You Couldn't Trust The Wartime Government

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #65 on: April 26, 2020, 12:51:18 AM »
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Southern Line Rolling Stock Designs Will Be Exported



The Electorate has recently approved the export of the Hauffenberg Rail (part of Hauffenberg GLC) HSR Mk. IV Baiyun design to other manufactures of Southern Line participants. Blueprints will be provided along with the assistance of engineers to help familiarize and train foreign workers in constructing the trains for Southern Line use. Already being used as the primary mass transit system across the nation, the trains will not be transferred from the preexisting rail pools of the SICR, contrary to popular word on the internet. Those already being fabricated at the plants in Blut-Himmel Stadt will have production queues deducted as the exports are made.

By exporting the trains, stress will be reduced on the SICR industry to produce enough vehicles by the end of the Southern Line's scheduled construction. Naturally, the assistance is being offered via a request for permission by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, with the first expected departure ready upon acceptance.



- Developing News -

  • Unauthorized Tours of Dragonaii Civil War Battlegrounds Illegal, Authorities Say
  • Drug Runner Attempting To Pass Into Kodumma Arrested, Repatriation Pending
  • "'Black Swords' Special Tactics Divison Did Nothing Wrong," Apologists Say
  • Free Speech Laws May Be Restored to Pre-War Status, Allowing Private SICR Media To Be Broadcast Without BIS Supervision

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #66 on: May 09, 2020, 05:54:00 AM »
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THE EMPEROR-ADMIRAL IS DEAD



Following what has apparently been a shocking revealing of his health, as well as final intentions and will for the nation before the Electorate, the Emperor-Admiral returned to his quarters to converse with the Crown Prince, then retired to bed, only to pass away a few hours afterward at 4:03 AM IST, supposedly having requested that he not be disturbed. A panic has erupted even as the Crown Prince has taken the throne, with many politicians supposedly attempting to gain favor with the private monarch by sending gifts of condolence, though the natures of which have not been released to the public.

Furthermore, concerning rumors and reports alike have emerged accusing either the Crown Prince or foreign powers of assassinating the Emperor-Admiral, causing several mobs to gather near regional military arsenals, seeking weapons for they have said is for their own safety. With no guidance from the central government, regional governments have begun accusing one another of plotting against the Imperial Throne, backed by various Electorate members all claiming to have witnessed differing versions of the Emperor-Admiral's last public appearance, ranging from ordering the Electorate dissolved to ordering the National Army to take control. This has resulted in the swift formation of militants and even several local district-officials within Heisen-Draumer mobilizing sympathizing police, National Guard, and National Army units into active duty, attempting to force out or engaging Marine-Guard and still-loyal military forces.

Other counter government forces have chosen this moment to rise up violently, with an organization calling itself the Dragonaii Liberation Front using late Civil War weapons to engage local police and National Guard Units in Ganxi Provinz. Crown Prince Jinxingguo has ordered the military to regroup near local Arsenals, but already contact has been lost with the [REDACTED] and Seventeenth Division. Units of the Imperial Marine-Guard have been deployed to quell the insurrection, but are meeting unexpected resistance against what appear to be large stocks of munitions and well-prepared combatants.

The Deep Interior is currently under fire by "loyalist" politicians, who accuse the BIS of failing to notice the insurrection's activities. Various other organizations under the Deep Interior- for example, departments responsible for political warfare, are also receiving much disapproval for failing to notice the disloyalty of so many politicians and officers.

Even so, the Crown Prince ordered a simple and swift coronation ceremony as he needed to make sure that "Political adjustments are made to the Imperial Administration to prevent further damaging activity, and a resolution to the violent crisis currently underway."

in an equally shocking speech to the Electorate this morning, he has highlighted his intentions to transform the SICR into a republic, promising free elections and freedom of speech to all citizens, as well as a lift on socioeconomic regulations on dragoni lifestyle, such as rationing and draconic punishment. "These acts and propositions were fit for a time gone by decades ago, when hoarding and desertion were rampant. I shall make it my personal mission to see that this nation's flag, tattered and torn by corruption and war, will be mended anew."

His speech also outlined his willingness to work with SANE in the mutual benefit of all members, including more active policies towards regional events. Calling upon Quintelia and New Derusmia, he pleaded, "My father foresaw a future of cooperation, and I intend to carry that out by all means necessary. For that to happen, I need the nation unified, and so I urgently request assistance from President Feish and King Lapu to aid the Nestland in its endeavors to become better than the war-torn, ravaged land that is the SICR."

To the people, he urged solidarity and promised a better future. "We cannot prosper apart. We cannot waste time bickering and waving guns as we have for the last two centuries. We for once have the opportunity to build a future of unity and happiness based not on the occasional flag on a blood-soaked hill, but a grassy valley for which we may reforge our nation anew- let us seize it."

At the end of his speech, he outlined key points that he wished to implement in a future constitution that he would seek to negotiate with the Electorate for. These include a presidential term of five years, with an option to be reelected twice, commercialization of industry (barring military-related conglomerates), a universal right to a fair trial, a standard humane capital punishment, and the reformation of the Ministry of the Deep Interior.



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  • IFC Officers Successfully Keep Order, Battling Insurgents Off Vital Rail Routes
  • PHCA Deployed For "Critical Civil Peacekeeping Duties"
  • CCC Activated To Enforce Order And Keep Economy Running In Vital Areas
  • Insurgents Plead International Community For Assisstance Against "Oppressive Fascist Regime"

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Re: Dragonaii Broadcasting Service (DBS)
« Reply #67 on: May 25, 2020, 09:32:26 PM »
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Emperor Jinxingguo Declares New Economic Policies And Military Offensives



Speaking from the interior balcony of Nanjing's Municipal City Hall, the Emperor-Admiral announced several new changes to the Imperial Administration's policies, including several incredibly ambitious projects and initiatives meant to reinvigorate the national economy. In addition to these economic measures, Imperial Military Decree No. 567 has been issued to the Armed Forces, ordering the recapture and stabilization of the Altreich region by "all measures necessary to ensure the peace."

The Emperor-Admiral explained that the nation has "too many jobs and not enough people. We have thousands of factories closed because we simply lack the population to run them. Our civil war has ironically decimated our nation's ability to operate the very industrial powerhouse we assembled to feed it, making us rely on a smaller core of factories and assembly plants within the Blut-Himmel Stadt area. My resolution to this issue is to carry out a policy of political openness to immigration and offering refugees a place to start anew. My father's decision to bring in a foreign population was a step in the correct direction, despite the controversy it brought in the method he used."

In accordance with this plan, the Imperial Administration is offering full citizenship and paid university-level education for any immigrant, with guaranteed housing and accelerated citizenship for family members. Government healthcare is provided by right. Retirees may seek a government pension of 480 IM a week at the age of 60. In return, the government will grant citizenship through a green card after a one-year naturalization period.

Furthermore, hundreds of illegal arms industry workshops have been seized and their resources and machinery repurposed for other industries as means of dismantling the arms trade. The arms themselves are to be melted down for scrap, though there are rumors that the ammunition is being confiscated for military stock use.

In regards to military action, the 4th and 6th Nationalist Army Divisions have been deployed to assault anti-government forces near the major metallurgies of Jinlu, which contains around 23% of the nation's refined metal production. Police and National Guard have been fighting one another in the city's streets for days, both attempting to hold out until the military can reinforce them with armored support. Drive-by attacks by both sides have forced most dragonaii noncombatants to seek shelter in the emergency bunkers even as rioters and soldiers fight in the streets.

However, Jinlu is only one of the two major hotspots where violence is at its extreme, the other being near the outskirts of Blut Himmel Stadt. For the anti-government territory, there is word that the majority of its inhabitants support the Imperial Administration, supported by the refusal of Er'Mingtua police to surrender and join anti-government forces. Some cities are seeing small demonstrations against government actions, but for the most part, there is widespread support for the government. The military has promised that the insurrection's ranks are thin enough to be surrounded and removed from the action if joint SANE and SICR forces move quickly to cut off access to vital infrastructure junctions near Heisen-Dumingjia.


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  • Emperor-Admiral Seeks To Begin Exports To Foreign Markets
  • Empty Factories: Opportunity For Leasing To Foreign Companies?
  • Twenty Injured In Mortar Attack
  • Armed Forces Seeking New Standard Assault Rifle

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Jinlu Holds!



Allied/Government forces are shown here in light blue, PLF holdings in red.

Despite determined attacks by anti-government forces, the strategic metallurgical city remains in Imperial hands. After several tense of months of intense street-to-street fighting, insurrectionists have been pushed back and out of the city limits entirely, where government and SANE allied forces can now engage without the threat of civilian casualties.

Around sixty-five servicemen and women have lost their lives in the course of duty taking the city, while a further two hundred and twenty-five are wounded in action. The Imperial Armed Forces has stated that most of these casualties are the result of IEDs, of which encountered have ranged from simple phone or radio-activated munition bundles to refurbished Civil War-era roadside mines. Measures are being taken to increase the ability to detect and disarm these hazards, but analysts have highlighted the military's overall overreliance on older defensive doctrines and moved too quickly during the offensive.

It is suspected that the SANE and government forces will next move to assist the forces defending Heisen-Dumingjia, though an unexpected major assault by both National Guard and Nationalist Army, assisted by the Special Response Groups of the Deep Interior and allied armored SANE forces has pushed through insurrectionist forces in Wangdu-Essen Provinz, severing western DLF forces in half. The success is reportedly already causing chaos amongst insurrectionist ranks, but these are yet to be confirmed.

Public opinion of the new government and current civil conflict remains divided, but a recent poll conducted by the University of Eltenbacht has shown that over 65% of the nation current reign, 17% divided, and the rest choosing not to answer. It is unknown just how many government-sympathizers to insurrectionists ratio in the occupied zones.

National Forums Formed By Imperial Decree



During an Imperial Palace press conference today, it was revealed that the Imperial Archives, Libraries, and Universities had been reformed into several new organizations or absorbed into existing branches of the government. These include the National Forums, a public debate organization for use by primarily students and academics alike to discuss the state and solutions of the administration. It is hoped that through the implementation of this institution that education and understanding of the national situation is more more widespread and complete through cooperative discussion.

The Forums will consist of three levels of debate: constructive, educational, and argumentative. Constructive debates will suit to seek a resolution for the chosen issue, educational will be to inform and educate attendees over a certain topic of discussion through collected information by the attendees and separate truth from fact, or if not possible, areas of known or possible certainties. Argumentative debates will discuss the complete knowledge of a controversial topic and attendees will each pick or create  their own side and defend it constructively. The Forums themselveswill consist of rooms to house up to a dozen or more debaters in more major disputes, but "casual" debates between smaller groups can be done as well.

Consisting of both physical structures with construction slated to begin in November for each province and now-complete digital discussion boards, it is expected that the political discussion system will soon find its way into the education system, most likely those in preliminary-college schools. A national debate is also scheduled soon over the topic of slavery in Mundus, notably for Tamora and related discourse of international response on the matter. The debate will be available on Imperial Public Broadcasting Station 4 and live on television.

Reenactors In Nanjing



A group of reenactors from the historic 113th Division pose with their equipment

Recently a coalition of veterans memorial groups and their youth successors (including the Veterans of the Sixteenth White Sun Offensive, Sons of the Venerable Imperial Grand Army Veterans, Old Moon Offensive Association, Honorable Broken Sun Warriors Organization and Bloody Rivers Offensive Memorial Association) have engaged a weeklong reenactment from October 4 to October 10 in remembrance of the Thirty-first Grand Fall Offensive in 1938. Around three hundred attendees are participating outside Nanjing in the historic Battlefield Erchang National Park Memorial Site, many recording the event on GoPro commercial mountable sport action cameras.

"It's a way for us to remember the war and those who died in it," Corporal Han Yujing told us as he leaned on a trench shovel by a freshly-dug foxhole. "Some things you can't learn by just reading the books and listening to grandfather about. You have to get out here in the sun and feel the kind of emotions the soldiers felt ninety, eighty-so years ago. Sure, our cardboard blanks for our rifles and cannons don't do justice to what actually happened, but I should think that's enough detail when we spend the day performing suicide charge after suicide charge. The sounds is what really gets to people." He's dressed in the Imperial Engineers' fall garb, with a thick cloak in alpine camoflauge with his sleeves rolled up. A light submachine hangs from his shoulder, which he says is remarkably realistic for number of times it's already jammed. The participants 'respawn' if they die via a sort of honor system, something that the reenactor says has been adhered to very fervently during the event.

When asked about his own family's service, the young man mentioned his father. "He was an assault trooper in the Eighteenth Infantry Division and came home at the end of the war without several fingers and a good part of his hearing. Won a bunch of medals for it. Even though he passed away a couple years ago, he'd always sit me on his lap and tell me about the war and all the times he'd sit in the freezing snow for solid months at a time waiting for the attack order, but also the good memories, like when they'd celebrate the lunar new year with the rare mooncake."

The event will last the rest of the week, with equipment supplied by both the National Museum and veterans organizations, with spectators watching from the various sources on both social media and reporters covering the action live.


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  • Development of New Assault Rifle Will Be Potentially Discussed With Foreign Companies, Military Says
  • Civil Conflict Causes Wildfires, Temporary Truce Ensues To Preserve Pre-Civil War Era Garden
  • Economy "Just Needs More People," Economists Say
  • Anti-Government Rally Play Ping-Pong With Police

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October 8, 2020
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"A Turn Of The Decade"




Congressman Guo Haimen made remarks on the state of the nation during an address to the public on the reformation of the Electorate by his Imperial Majesty, of which is expected to see a full reorganization by the end of the week. The speech went over the subjects of both foreign and domestic policy, declaring the current party system outdated and suggesting for reformation of the government system, with political parties reserved to an advisory role, among other details, such as emphasis on funding educational reform. It also declared the nearing end of 2020, urging a greater role in international politics, namely dismantlement of slavery in Tamora in a different approach.

"It is likely that the sanctions implemented by foreign nations at the call of the Rokkenjiman state only encourage the growth of slavery within the Empire of Tamora- after all, it is those unable to sustain themselves that ultimately end up in shackles and a life of servitude. No doubt that these economic chokehold only serve to damage existing economic opportunities and relationships within the nation, forcing more to sell themselves into a life of slavery. Therefore with this understanding in mind, I propose a different approach: why not dismantle slavery by creating jobs? Tamora relies on the raw strength of this unpaid labor- we should make it our duty as fellow human beings upon Mundus to educate and empower those unable to, cleansing the rot of forced labor from all lands."

The speech ended by lastly touching upon the tenuous future of the SICR itself: the civil conflict will undoubtedly end soon, and with it, the old government of Civil War-era political compromises and deals. The current Electorate's congress should make steps to not secure future ballots for their seats, but instead to make room for Demobilization's resolutions to ensure a complete and successful transition to a true republic's administration and ensure democracy's survival in the Nestland.

The Congressman was met with mixed responses; many feel that the subject of Dragonaii-Tamoran relationship remains an unsteady one with Rokkenjima's clear stance on the matter, others that such a goal is lofty and unrealistic, among other concerns of destabilizing the status quo of political parties to a rather untested and shaky political system.

Democratic Reformation Convention To Be Held In Nanjing



Proposed flag for the reformed Royal Republic

With Jinlu's successful defense and the successful offensive by SANE forces dividing the PLF forces in half, Nanjing is no longer under threat of siege. With this victory, the Emperor-Admiral has announced his intention to go forward with the planned transition towards a functioning democratic state. A multitude of foreign powers have extended offers to the government to assist in the process, including New Derusmia, whose participation in the civil conflict has been instrumental in the success of the ongoing offensive.

The convention will be held at the Imperial Palace's Eastern Meeting Annex and is planned to to take several days to plan out, where the Emperor-Admiral, a section of the public, and the current Electorate will be in attendance to discuss the formation of the SICR's new government structure. Among the subjects to be discussed will include the viability and implementation of a national constitution, as well as a properly moderated legislature.

If the convention is a success, a fully functioning government structure will be produced and allow the proper development of the Nestland into a modern state. There are multiple hurdles however, including much fear of foreign ulterior motives in the meeting that may destabilize or weaken the leadership for the foreseeable future.

With many foreign nationals and their leaders in attendance, security has been ramped up to the maximum, with members of the Deep Interior screening all attendees, in addition to limiting public participation to live broadcasts. Imperial House Guard, in addition to the Imperial Marine-Guard will be handling further security inside the complex itself.

Southern Line Progress Steady



HSR on Southern Line testing completed section

Recent reports from the Department of Transportation and Nationalist Army (responsible for the administration of the Imperial Engineering Corps) have confirmed that current work on the Southern Line rail line is going smoothly, with around twenty-three kilometers of rail now repaired and fully servicable.

With much of the infrastructure lining the route being Civil War-era supply lines, there have been concerns of their safety- however the government has reassured such worries are unfounded with the work detail having been tasked with the dismantlement and revitalization of the rail line.

Other worries about PLF attacks have been informed of protection provided by government military forces in the region guarding the progress, though a recent incident regarding a misplaced bag on site that was mistaken for an explosive did set many on their toes. Regardless, recent efforts by government forces to reinforce IFC units already present is doing much to quell this concern.

Work is expected to be completed by this December, connecting Quintelia and possibly soon Kodumaa to Ui Cenneslaig through the SICR.



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  • Youth Spend National Forum Discussion Debating the Size Of Anime [REDACTED]
  • Military Engages Insurrectionists Off R-113 Provincial Highway
  • Watch: SICR Presidential Debate 2020
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Insurgents Seek Negotiations



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The Imperial Armed Forces have announced that the combined SANE forces against the anti-government insurgents have successfully quelled the majority of resistance in the eastern pocket, with major leaders in the area reportedly willing to talk terms of surrender for remaining forces in the area. As a gesture of goodwill, negotiations with independent cells have already resulted in a ceasefire while disarmament and terms of demobilization are sought out. Current reports provided by the government have outlined terms that include post-war employment and the forfeiture of all weapons as well as a suspension from participating in office until further notice by the Ministry of the Interior. Combatants will be allowed to retain pre-war pensions and their rights as citizens will be restored during post-war investigation. While the state of acceptance by the receiving diplomats is currently unknown, it is widely projected to be in favor of acceptance.

The estimated damage to the area is estimated to be at around 14-17 million IM, officers of government calling the extent of effect to be "surprisingly minimal." Though much fighting took place in the urban areas, the majority of combat is shown to have taken place in structures and sectors abandoned after the Civil War, many awaiting revitalization for expected population growth in coming years, delayed by the conflict. This in turn has widely prevented civilian casualties and allowed for a more or less continued function of regional populations even with the conflict raging a few blocks away. Nevertheless, about 489 government personnel casualties have been counted, with about seventy deaths in military, police, and Deep Interior units, with six non-combatant deaths and around 2,500 casualties for the PLF, mainly wounded with an unknown number dead. Even so, military commanders are calling the operation a success, with several military forces already redirecting attention to the other pockets at the West and Central areas of operation.

The conflict itself has exposed a very large weakness in more than just the SICR's society as a whole that needs to be addressed- the sheer availability of arms in the Nestland has allowed for a small political situation such as the ascension of his Imperial Majesty to escalate to a full-scale insurgency. Instead of protracted demonstrations, our nation resorted directly to violence when a large number of citizens were met by a policy they strongly disagreed with. The Emperor-Admiral has expressed that he has plans to resolve this, in the form of a proposed policy known as The Party Educative State, modeled after the 'political tutelage' philosophy of the Civil War's middle era. How this will impact the future of the SICR and to what extent remains to be seen, of course, but with the planned constitutional convention to be soon open to the international community, there is no doubt that it will find plenty of opposition from both within and abroad.

Power Lines To Lower BMS Cut As Insurgents Take Outskirts Of City



Destroyed OC-era MBT, knocked out by AT fire of the 13th Mech. Infantry of the National Army

The word ceasefire is well not included as of now in the dictionary of insurgents as a major offensive action towards the major city of BMS has seen significant progress in successfully seizing the unpopulated outskirts of the city from defending forces of the government, even with air support and superior numbers. While the reason for this failure is being placed mostly on poor preparation, government forces have still managed to successfully hold the southern downtown areas leading to the major industrial and commercial districts. The brave actions of both local law enforcement to Wilderjager ranger teams have turned the fighting into a stalemate with both sides creating a no-pass zone across the intercity limits and streets, where snipers have reportedly set up shop in.

Even more concerning events have taken place in the western half of the nation as at least fifteen Civil War-era OC armored vehicles were encountered during the fighting, being somehow restored to action by insurgents, alongside a number of vintage Imperial Army armored cars recovered from a scrapyard at the outskirts of BMS. Swift counterattacks by government and SANE forces disabled their attempted deployment, but concerns have arisen as to what to do with the large number of remaining war equipment so easily acquired for use by anyone trained proficiently.

The civilian population has meanwhile seen minor displacement impact, most moving to the northern outskirts' residential districts that have seen similar issues with post-war abandonment. Work for most remains only marginally affected, alongside a reluctance by the insurgents to fire on the city proper with artillery. However, power did cut out for several hours for several sectors of the city as power stations located on the hillsides of the outskirts, prompting residents to simply switch on civil war-era block gas generators to keep the lights on until power could be rerouted.

Inflation On The Horizon As Civil Conflict Drags On




There is a worrying prospect of economic damages being sustained by the national economy as the conflict progresses, forcing further government spending in addition to a full century's worth of prior civil war. The IM is not expected to hold up as prices begin to climb for basic goods. As a result, many citizens have unsurprisingly continued to maintain community gardens and have even opened up private emergency stockpiles from bunkers to sustain themselves while the economy staggers.

There is call to request loans from SANE allies while the conflict progresses, but as for domestic action, the government has already begun implementing a stricter food coupon system and is deploying the National Emergency Stockpiles to alleviate the pressure to ensure that basic necessities are met. Meanwhile, taxes are being raised on high-income households to help pay, as well as distributing bulletins to encourage  the use of public transport and communal housing with family.

The effects of the conflict are not expected to be lasting, but the Emperor-Admiral has noted that being safe is better than being sorry. It is not well known what living conditions are like for the insurgent-held zones at this time, but it can be expected that diet is no doubt consisted mostly of meager rations, and outdated living quarters with little or no pay. Resistance is projected to be non-effective by mid-2021, by most estimates, by then which the economy should see restoration with haste as SANE allies assist in rebuilding.



- Developing News -

  • Western Cell Stalemate Broken By SANE Joint Airstrikes
  • 400 Members of Central Pocket Insurgency Surrender Weapons After Harsh Two-Month Fighting In Rural Terrain
  • Government Downsizing And Consolidation Being Reviewed By Ministry of Interior
  • Insurgency Cost To Nation Graphed

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