[War] China: "The Trial"

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OOC:  This is set a few days after John's last post, the intent being  to 
remind the US China does not accept threats.
 
"The Trial"
 
President Xia Hong
The People's Republic of China
March 8, 2014
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(The Executive Mansion)
 
All it had taken was one phone call from Xia's desk to seal the fate  of the 
two men abandoned by their home government.  The call had been made  at 2:30 
PM local time, and lasted all of 45 seconds.
 
They would live.
 
The Minister of Justice had reported the jury's findings as he was  obliged.  
The Grand Jury had given the indictment... the trial lasted a  couple of days 
as the evidence was presented, a jury selected, and a verdict  reach.  They 
had been found guilty on all charges despite what the ICJ  specialists had 
determined was a fair and rigorous defense by well trained legal  professionals.  
Their evidence after all was 'that' strong.
 
It hadn't been an easy decision to reach.  The Hardliners had backed  her the 
entire way in seeking the death penalty, and to hear of her  compassionate 
move now could very much cause them to yap noisily before they ran  for their 
respective rocks again.  Part of her, the old soldier, wanted to  see them pay 
for the murder of Chinese soldiers likely caused by their  presence... and 
their cowardice in not bearing a uniform and standing to  fight.  But that was 
overshadowed by the pragmatic leader, and the mother,  who saw their faces and 
couldn't help but think of her own son.  It was  revolting really... the 
Americans 'should' have been supporting them, not  undermining them.  Williams, she 
decided, was an ass.
 
On the Television behind her the Xinhua 'breaking news' flash played,  
declaring that President Hong in "a gracious show of compassion for the  families" 
of the captured men, commuted their sentence to life  imprisonment.  In 
reality, as soon as either the North Korean insurgency  was defeated and power 
returned to it's rightful government, or it so suited  China, the two men would be 
pardoned and released.  Per the Japanese  request, she opened up to the IRC the 
medical centers established in North  Korea, and ordered the Ministry of 
Health to cooperate.  It was rare when  China could boast being morally superior 
to the US... after all had they been in  America, and it was her spies who were 
captured, they very likely could have  been put to death.
 
Ultimately, it was a situation unfair to everyone, and Xia knew this.   
Already her government was countering allegations of torture by replying that  the 
IRC had full access to the prisoners and had determined they were being  
treated humanely... another bitch slap to the American propaganda machine.   While 
the Chinese markets dipped sharply on the news of a possible economic  
sanction, American markets came within a hairsbreadth of crashing... and  
international support from those who had opted to speak so far clearly followed  China's 
way of thinking.  
 
She had fought the 800 pound global Gorilla, and had thoroughly kicked his  
hairy ass.  
 
It should have been a time for celebration, but the North Korean situation  
was really just one aspect of China's problems.  On the other side of  
Beijing's parallel was Tibet.  Although the riots had calmed some now, the  fact that 
the very agencies tasked by her to carry out her orders had failed to  comply 
irritated her to no end.  The last report from the MoJ said 102  officers and 
89 soldiers were under investigation.  Of this, they could  already 
substantiate claims for 76 individuals.  30 of those had cases  pending already, and the 
rest would be filed by week's end.  She would  likely see to it that this was 
discretely forgotten, the officers punished with  five to ten years in jail, 
longer if they killed someone, and deprived of their  pensions and benefits.  
God help them if they continued the unnecessarily  harsh tactics, however.
 
She poured herself a glass of upscale Vodka, courtesy of the  Russians.  She 
certainly could use it, and now understood why so many  Russian Presidents had 
drinking issues... dealing with the Americans made you  drink.  Especially as 
they were 'now' trying to escolate things by arming  the Taiwanese, going 
embargo, and outright slander.
 
There was a simple, one line letter sent to the Department of State under  
diplomatic courier from her desk intended to be delivered straight to  Williams. 
 It read simply "Remember this."
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Actions
 
1.  The lives of the two American CIA operatives captured in North  Korea 
will be spared, irregardless of America's non-compliance.  China  again will be 
taking the high-road.
 
2.  Another PR bitch slap to America, the IRC says we're not  torturing.  Is 
this another WMDs in Iraq thing?
 
3.  Chinese Military clear to conduct readiness drills.  Increase  
international naval patrols, particularly around Taiwan, but care is to be  taken.  
Remind the world that despite China's moves of peace, the United  States continues 
to war monger.  Do you want to stand idly by while the US  leads you to the 
path of Armageddon, or will you do the responsible thing and  remain neutral... 
or better yet, support us?
 
4.  Military hardware sales authorized to Cuba and Venezuela.   Free-trade 
overtures to be made to the European Union, all African and American  nations 
(the US included for formality's sake), and the Middle East.   Encourage Middle 
Eastern powers to cut the oil line to the US hard, sell to  China instead.
 
5.  Remind the Americans China controls untold billions in American  
currency.  Screwing with us economically will guarantee the end of 'Pax  Americana'.
 
6.  Clear and hard message to the Americans.  We do not tolerate  terrorism, 
not from insurgents, not from nations.  You continue down the  path of making 
demands as if you had control of the situation, you do so at your  own peril.



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