The Repbulic of China: The Elder Brother Supported by the Younger

Introduction

This absolute monarchy has had a shotty past, while it gained large parts of sparsely inhabited islands from the German Moon Society for relatively free. The nation never truly had a golden age. From its early days, it was outcompeted industrially by the nations surrounding it, forcing it into an economy centred on raw mineral extraction and agriculture. Compounding the negative position was the fact that those in power had little to no incentive for improving infrastructure that did not connect major resource extraction sites with ports.

It thus comes as no surprise that Xīn Zhōngguó has had its fair share of revolutions and revolts over the years, most notably that which pushed many of the rebel leadership to evacuate their holding to the mainland where they established Xīn Jiāyuán.

Though this was not the end of their struggles. Ever since the success of Xīn Jiāyuán, revolts have only increased despite the heavy boot of the regime.

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Distinctive from its northern, monarchical counterpart, the city-state of Xin Jiayuan (which literally means 'new home' in Mandarin Chinese) adopted a democratic form of government. It is a parliamentary republic by its constitution. The first settlers of the city originally fled to the German-owned peninsula for better living conditions, eventually gaining independence from the GMS through minor conflict.

The settlers of the nation were in large part New Chinese refugees who fled the horrors of the regime. For this reason, when a pro-democracy civil war within New China failed, the rebel leaders fled. Aware of their inability to create a prosperous Chinese state on the island they once called home, the rebels decided to rebel against the GMS instead. Under the administration of the revolutionaries and through the hard work of the citizens, the country had developed a sustainable agro-based economy. Further industrialization throughout the latter half of the 23rd century helped the nation achieve its modern-day levels of prosperity.

Due to Xin Jiayuan’s status as the success story of the democratic Chinese revolutionaries, New China has had a tumultuous last few decades, with more and more revolts stifling the nation.

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Xīn Xi’an is a small militant Chinese wild state that to many functions as an NDR puppet. Its “socialist” dictator has continued to ignore the cries of its workers in favour of instilling a nationalist movement through militatary posturing. Xīn Xi’an has constant border conflicts with the only two nations it shares its island with. And with any encroachment of Xīn Mǎnzhōu and Flanders into Xīn Xi’an being met with NDR peacekeepers, the explosive situation will continue to persist.

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Trigger warning, violence and rape

Victoria is a well-known geopolitical player on Luna, but Shaoyi is a forgotten stain on the nation's storied history. Shaoyi was a small Chinese colony on the island of Victoria. It was rather close to the Republic of Victoria and was seen as a hindrance to the latter's ambitions.

In 1967, the fledging state lost all backing from its Terran Allies following an escalation of the ongoing Chinese Civil War. The many warlords and two major states, too busy with their own problems to focus on a forgotten and increasingly expensive ambition.

Seeing a rare opportunity, the Victorians took advantage, as Shaoyi's presence was in its sphere of influence. 11 years, 3 wars, and 5 border disputes later a tense relationship had turned to idealistic and racist hatred. A final conflict in 1978 would spell the end for the state of Shaoyi. Years of war had reduced Shaoyi to a fragment of former self, while the Victorian military had grown into a racist and nationalist army hellbent on the annhilation of the people and state of Shaoyi.

During a siege of the capital, the troops went on a rampage backed by idealistic, racist, and religious (some accounts state) fervor. Of the remaining population, 80% would be massacred, slaughtered, and raped. As for the surviving victims most that could not flee were subject to mass rapes and burnings, the city itself was pillaged and razed to the ground.

Contemporary historians cite this as the first case of genocide on the moon otherwise known as the First Lunar Genocide, Shaoyi Genocide, or Rape of Shaoyi. Still today both the British and Victorian governments refuse to acknowledge the Rape of Shaoyi. Recently many authors have become famous for their descriptions, accounts from descendants, and translations of texts found 200 years later.