The Fall of the Dragon

New York Paper - October 1998


On the first of October, Chairman Zhang Chunqiao inspected China's defense forces in Beijing on Thursday, as the country held celebrations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

The parade involved 10,000 troops from the Chinese People's Liberation Army, as well as 2,500 troops from the Vietnamese People's Army, and 1,000 troops each from the Laotian People's Armed Forces, The Burmese People's Army, and the Malaysian Red Guard. The Worker's Republic of Nepal did not attend the events due to tensions at home and abroad.

China used the event to show off some new toys, particularly the Type 95 Main Battle Tank, and the Type 92 Armored Personnel Carrier. It does not seem likely that the PLA, already buckling under the weight of its massive military expenditures, will be producing many of these new vehicles in the foreseeable future.

Following the military parade was a massive civilian event with over 100,000 people involved. The anniversary was also a memorial for several deceased leaders, particularly Marshall Lin Bao, who died in 1991 from cancer at the age of 84. Marshall Lin was a major supporter of the "Gang of Four", who controlled China from the 60s to the late 80s. The cult of personality surrounding the Gang of Four has not diminished since their deaths. Many Chinese credit them with ending a period of crisis known as the Cultural Revolution, and restoring order to... A4 - China
 
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Another attack by Egyptian freedom fighters has left dozens dead or wounded on the streets of Israeli-occupied Port Said. Early this morning, a car bomb carrying large amounts of explosives all but obliterated an Israeli army checkpoint, killing 5 Israeli soldiers and wounding many more.

The attack has driven tensions between Israel and the Arab League to their worst since the Six Day War in 1965. Just last week, three people, including a 9 year old child, were killed in El-Arish by a roadside bomb meant for Israeli occupation forces.

Egyptian President Hosni El Sayed Mubarak has urged Israel to withdraw their troops and return the occupied lands to Egypt to prevent further loss of life. In a statement last month, he put it simply: "The people of Egypt do not want Israel here. Enough have died already. It is time for peace."
 
1 November 2008

Following the recent admission of the Baltic Assembly into the Black Sea Economic Zone (BSEC), Poland has entered negotiations with Russia for a place in the tight knit economic and military alliance. Poland has mixed feelings after the downfall of the short lived European Union in 2002, but already shares a large amount of trade with Russia, the Ukraine, and the Baltics, now all member states of BSEC. Russia and Poland recently signed a Treaty for Mutual Understanding and Friendship, bringing the two countries closer than ever.

Moscow has asked what the other members of BSEC feel about the offer. Should Poland be allowed to join BSEC? Should the alliance remain as it is? Or should Poland be admitted as an observer, and have a slower integration?



3 November 2008

Negotiations between BSEC Members continue today. Russia, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic Assembly have sided with Polish admission, while the Kazahk and the Kyrgys Union have stayed neutral. The Trans-Caucasian Union has agreed that Poland would be a good European partner, but thinks that BSEC attention should be shifting towards Asia, due to the new markets brought up by the fall of Communist China. Turkey, Romania, and Moldavia have some reservations on Polish admission, but progress has been made. For now, the world can only watch and wait.



5 November 2008

Negotiations continue after a shift in pro-Polish and anti-Polish parties. As since the beginning, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic Assembly are still sided with Polish admission. The Kazahk Federation, Turkey, and the Kyrgys Union have denounced Polish admission and sided with the anti-Polish "bloc". Romania and Moldavia have agreed on slower Polish integration.

In a move that suprised the world, radical right wing parties within Russia and the Baltic Assembly, especially Lithuania, have advocated for the invasion and partition of Poland.
Fyodor V. Biryukov, leader of Russia's "Rodina" Party, said recently:

"Poland and the Polish people have their ill-gained independance only through the aggression of the West that has caused Europe so much pain. Their separation from their rightful motherland has only caused them to become more and more divided. We call the Polish people to remember their place and their true homeland. We know it is right and just."



9 November 2008

Negotiations have come to a deadlock as the Pro-Polish Bloc gains equal footing with those who support a slower integration, calling themselves the Moderation Party. The Anti-Polish Party has lost support as they try to distance themselves from Right wing elements that have called for the annexation of Poland.




11 November 2008

With only three days left before the vote, the day ends with the Moderation party pulling a small but decisive lead away from the other two parties. Radical cries for annexation have died down. The question now seems to be not if Poland will be admitted, but when. Most of BSEC still agrees that Poland and most of East and Central Europe in general will have to solve many internal economic and social problems before even considering admission into the Zone. The hasty enter of newly independent Mongolia and Xinjiang in 2005 after the collapse of Communist China taught BSEC to exercise more caution in admitting new members. Both nations have now improved greatly since then, but many billions of Rubles were wasted in the process, and taught the member nations an important lesson that they won't forget.



14 November 2008

The world watched as BSEC Council Members voted today, surprisingly resulting in Poland being granted full membership status. A recent upturn in the Polish economy seems to have swayed opinions, as well as NATO military exercises near the German-Polish border. France and Germany especially have been acting with malice towards Poland, with a German incursion into Polish airspace just three weeks ago. BSEC military leaders have said in the past that Poland would act 'as a bulkhead against NATO aggression' if it were come into the folds of the alliance.

In Moscow, Kiev, Chișinău, Bucharest, and Riga, the Polish flag flew alongside Russian flags, if only for the day. Crowds of people gathered in cities across Europe, celebrating and showing solidarity for their new ally. Celebrations were less intense in Asia and the Middle East. Far away from Europe, they aren't as happy with the addition of a new European member. Many wonder why more money is being spent developing an already well developed country. All the same, it is an excuse to eat, drink, and be merry, and most welcome the opportunity with open arms.
 
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