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<DIV>"Weight of the Crown"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>President Xia Hong</DIV>
<DIV>People's Republic of China</DIV>
<DIV>August 3, 2008</DIV>
<DIV>==============================================</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(Executive Residence- Beijing)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There was a political theory which postulated that when one assumed the
mantle of leadership of a nation, such was the burden that the individual's
needs and desires were voluntarily repressed to account for the greater
good. It needed a lot of work before it could be considered anywhere near
filling the gap of the 'rational actor' theory, but there was an element of
truth to it. For right now Xia had to put herself aside... the grieving
widow was forced to put her 'game face' on by an extremely opportunistic move by
the Canadians.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In the Executive Residence's Situation Room, the full Ministry, whether
their particular agencies were involved or not, was gathered. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"How the 'hell' did this happen?!" Xia growled, her voice
misleadingly quiet, though the tone of her voice belied the fact she 'was' very
angry.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"It was an unbelievably organized mission. They managed to strike
when most of the government was away, and they knew exactly 'who' they were
looking to breaking out." Prime Minister Zim Lao looked over at the
situational report. "We don't have a final number on casualties
yet."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Are you saying this was a state sponsored action?" Xia glared.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Madame President..." Marrim Cai, Minister of Security and
Intelligence (MSI) leaned forward, his hands folded on the table.
"The obvious skill and organization of this attack, and my agency firmly
believes it 'was' an attack, could only be handled by a small number of
nations. Canada, if the Americans were helping them, would certainly be
one of those nations. We've had some believed Canadian and American agents
under observation in North Korea and in China for some time... we believe it
possible they may have directly or indirectly participated in the attack."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Williams..." Lao roared. "I told you any kind of negotiation with a
fanatic like him was impossible!"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Xia gave him the classical female 'shut the fuck up' sign with the palm of
her hand. "Pick up these suspects. I want all agencies on maximum
alert. Move any prisoners we 'do' find to a secured facility 'away' from
any transportation infrastructure and under triple guard 24 hours. I want
every egress out of this country locked down and a nation wide dragnet. No
ship will enter or leave a Chinese or North Korean port without being thoroughly
searched and cleared. No plane will take off from a Chinese airport
without being searched, and the Air Marshall's service will inspect every plane,
cargo, passengers, crew, 'and' support staff, before they're allowed to
depart." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Peng from MoJ and Marrim both nodded. Qiang from Commerce was busily
writing down what agencies he had authority over that might be of use with
regards to inspecting port and shore facilities. Zim already had his
office organizing the Chinese National Police and the various municipal and
provincial police forces to begin thorough searches of 'everywhere'.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Bing, CNN is reporting that they may have tried fleeing to 'friendly'
ships in the South China Sea. I want you and Marrim to 'find' those ships,
find any ships 'heading' there, and any military vessels bearing either American
or Canadian military markings not expressly authorized by our government to be
operating in Chinese territorial waters or airspace that 'are' are to be
captured. If they resist, destroy them."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"I'm on it." Bing muttered as he dialed up his office and yelled at
the poor General he reached to organize a response.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"We 'should' be talking to the Americans on this." Dewei Li, the 'old
lady' liberal of the group with an obvious pair of balls to be suggesting such a
thing peeped up.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Talking with the Americans is what 'started' this." Zim
sneered. "Williams had always been fixated on getting his 'men' back... we
should be taking a hard stand..."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"You're both right." Xia figured it best to nip this in the bud
before the two started beating the crap out of each other. "A clear
message has to be sent. Li, you will inform the American and Canadian
ambassadors that they have 24 hours to vacate Chinese territory. In the
case of the Canadian staff, I want their embassy and 'all' of their consulates
shut down. Any one who's not a Chinese citizen working at those facilities
had better be gone in 24 hours, and those who 'are' Chinese citizens will need
to be put under protective custody, I don't want anyone taking revenge against
them because of this. That being said, the American consulates will be
allowed to remain open, and the consulate in Shanghai will serve as our open
line of communication to the Americans." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Xia was a student of political history, and she learned from the lessons of
the Cuban missile crisis. One super-power should 'never' leave the other
without a way of backing out and saving face simultaneously. This was
unfortunately something Williams never seemed to grasp. "I also want our
agencies working with the North Koreans to secure their nation as well. It
stands to reason that if the west is willing to strike us here, that they would
be willing to strike Pyongyang too. Bing, the Army needs to..."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Full dragnet, I know." Bing nodded as he looked up from the
phone. "Xia, if we 'do' find American Special Forces of Intelligence
operatives..."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"I'm not going to let them continue killing Chinese soldiers and police
while we play the high-road and arrest them... only to have other people get
killed and the world shun us for taking prisoners. If they give up without
a fight fine, but if they resist... lethal force is authorized."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bing nodded to Xia. "You have a go if they resist." And with
that he hung up the phone.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"I want American and Canadian NGO's out of North Korea and out of
China. Send them with our thanks, help them meet the deadlines if you
can. Call up the reserves and the People's militias if you need to, but I
want them out for their own protection as soon as possible. Make sure they
are all vetted to insure they're not the ones responsible for this. It
should go without saying that I want a complete investigation."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Madame President, this 'is' an act of war." Zim said from behind all
too stereotypical Asian like glasses. "You can't let them think they can
attack Chinese 'soil' without consequences..."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"I don't intend to, Prime Minister." Xia 'really' needed an Anacin
tablet or two right now. "But a war with Canada means a war with America,
therefore we need to give the Americans enough time to react to what happened,
assess the situation, and speak with us 'rationally'. We 'will' exhaust
all peaceful alternatives before resorting to force, and if we need to resort to
force we'll do so judiciously. That being said, we will put the 2nd
Artillery on ready standby, authorize regular training schedules and a few
preparations for a Nuclear strike... we need to make sure the Americans
understand we're serious, but we're willing to talk."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"And if 'they' don't want to talk?" </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Xia sighed. "Then I go before the PNC and we'll get authority to use
force if we need to. Li, fly to New York yourself and head to the United
Nations. We will request a vote condemning this operation and seeking
recompense and sanctions. Also let Australia, Japan, Russia... all of our
neighbors know in general what we will be doing and that we will appreciate and
expect their cooperation. It's best that nobody make a wrong move
here."</DIV>
<DIV>=====================================================</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>ACTIONS</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1. FULL dragnet in China. Nothing leaves or enters either North
Korea or China without being searched and cleared. If the Canadians are
able to strike on Chinese soil, they're likely able to hit North Korea
too. Mutual Defense protocols apply. </DIV>
<DIV> a. Any and all prisoners recaptured who don't
resist are to be relocated to a secret facility under triple guard 24-7.
Those who do resist will be killed. If they're about to escape, they will
be killed.</DIV>
<DIV> b. Any unauthorized American or Canadian
military aircraft or naval vessels operating in Chinese Air Space or territorial
waters will be sunk on sight, this includes submarines. All ships from
abroad to be recalled and anti-submarine and anti-surface sorties of aircraft
and ships are to be launched.</DIV>
<DIV> c. Any known or suspected Canadian or
American spy agents operating in China, regardless of their reasons for being
there, are to be dragged in for questioning. Again, if resistance is
encountered, shoot.</DIV>
<DIV> d. (By reasonable extension) All
borders and egress points from China or North Korea to be on lock down.
South Korean and Taiwanese forces are to be apprised of what is happening enough
to avoid incidents, but they will be kept in the dark about the dragnet in the
event they are helping.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. All Chinese Armed Forces, including it's Nuclear force, are to go
to readiness. Full mobilizations of reserves and people's militia forces
to support manpower needs.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>3. US and Canadian ambassadors receive 24 hours notice to
leave. After 24 hours, their embassies will be forcefully (if necessary)
entered and anyone inside detained in accordance with Geneva convention
rules. Canadian Consulates are given the same rule. All Canadian and
American citizens in China are to be vetted through MSI databases, and any spies
or agents turned up will be detained. T</DIV>
<DIV> a. The American Consulate in Shanghai will be
allowed to remain open for the sake of maintaining a stable communication line
with the Americans, and vicariously the Canadians. It will be made
unofficial knowledge that China isn't looking for a fight, but someone 'must'
pay.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>4. Complete investigation into the incident by MoJ and MSI
personnel. Count up the dead and wounded caused by the raid. Analyze
videotapes, satellite feeds, communications intercepts, etc to paint a complete
picture of what happened and how to keep it from happening again.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>5. China to submit (ceremoniously most likely) to vote on the UN
General Assembly and Security Council Floors a general condemnation of the raid,
characterizing it as 'State Sponsored Terrorism' as a soft target was attacked
by a military force and civilian police officers killed, without reason.
The condemnation will demand recompense and a public statement of remorse and
apology for the actions. </DIV>
<DIV> a. (By reasonable extension.) War
Crimes charges to be brought against the Canadian Prime Minister and relevant
government officials, as well as those who carried out the raid, before the
International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>6. Other Secret Actions as to be discussed in a later
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