[War] China: "Weight of the Crown"

[Chazenesq2b at aol.com]

"Weight of the Crown"
 
President Xia Hong
People's Republic of China
August 3, 2008
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(Executive Residence- Beijing)
 
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.
 
In the Executive Residence's Situation Room, the full Ministry, whether  
their particular agencies were involved or not, was gathered.  
 
"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.
 
"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."
 
"Are you saying this was a state sponsored action?"  Xia glared.
 
"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."
 
"Williams..." Lao roared.  "I told you any kind of negotiation with a  
fanatic like him was impossible!"
 
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."  
 
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'.
 
"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."
 
"I'm on it."  Bing muttered as he dialed up his office and yelled at  the 
poor General he reached to organize a response.
 
"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.
 
"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..."
 
"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."  
 
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..."
 
"Full dragnet, I know."  Bing nodded as he looked up from the  phone.  "Xia, 
if we 'do' find American Special Forces of Intelligence  operatives..."
 
"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."
 
Bing nodded to Xia.  "You have a go if they resist."  And with  that he hung 
up the phone.
 
"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."
 
"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..."
 
"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."
 
"And if 'they' don't want to talk?"  
 
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."
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ACTIONS
 
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.  
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
 
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.
 
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
    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.
 
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.
 
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.  
    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.
 
6.  Other Secret Actions as to be discussed in a later  post.



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