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| − | The country is well noted for it's lack of human rights and has the worst human and civil rights in the developed country according to a survey done by Power | + | The country is well noted for it's lack of human rights and has the worst human and civil rights in the developed country according to a survey done by Power, a local Dannistaan magazine. Reports by various human rights organistion and foreign governments frequently accuse the government (specifically Chen Jong Sun) of failing to protect the human rights of the Bai Lungese. Chen is often accused of severely restricting nearly all freedoms, including freedom of speech and freedom of movement, both within the country and abroad. Capital and corporal punishments are very common with no opposition. Those who refuse to work, pray to Chen or address him as Sir or The Leader are often whipped. Most crimes such as murder, rape and theft are punishable by hanging or firing squad. The exception to this is drug possession and dealing in which the offender is often injected with heroin until death. No trials are held instead the accused is put before Chen and personally sentences each one. On the trivial side, Chen refuses to use lethal injections on the basis that they are considered to be American gimmickry. |
As a result of nearly no human rights, many of Chen's notorius laws often go very far including censoring many advertisement, newspapers and pornography (See Laws of Bai Lung). All forms of media have to be checked by the goverment and approved. Foods are severly rationed and usually residents are denied weekly allowences if the worker looks at the officials in the wrong way. They are either gun butted by soldiers or shot with little excuses. | As a result of nearly no human rights, many of Chen's notorius laws often go very far including censoring many advertisement, newspapers and pornography (See Laws of Bai Lung). All forms of media have to be checked by the goverment and approved. Foods are severly rationed and usually residents are denied weekly allowences if the worker looks at the officials in the wrong way. They are either gun butted by soldiers or shot with little excuses. | ||
| − | Bai Lung had recieved a lot of media coverage (and gained notoriety) when a human rights member | + | Bai Lung had recieved a lot of media coverage (and gained notoriety) when a human rights member went under-cover as an aid worker discovered a concentration camp near the capital of Pyongjing. The building was supposedly a food packing factory but found a secret floor trap which housed more than 2000 people. The activist, Alex Johnston Ford managed to tape enough evidence of the atrocious conditions before guards arrived, he was given several medals for his bravery. Chen denies any cruelty towards his people and insisted it was the Americans trying to "Hollywoodising" his country. It is unknown how many more of these camps are there in Bai Lung. |
After the notoriety of the treatment of Bai Lungese, the UN made several attempts to try sanctions against the government but there was no noticable effect. | After the notoriety of the treatment of Bai Lungese, the UN made several attempts to try sanctions against the government but there was no noticable effect. | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 13 November 2005
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| Flag of Bai Lung | |
| Motto: Two Countries, One System | |
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| Region | The East Pacific |
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| Capital | Pyongjing |
| Official Language(s) | Mandarin (De Jure), Korean and English. (De Facto) |
| Leader | Chen Jung Sun |
| Population | 14,000,000 (Officially) |
| Currency | Da Dentrite |
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The People's Republic of Bai Lung (Chinese: 白色龙人民共和国; Pinyin: Bai Lōng Rénmín Gònghéguó) also known as Bai Lung is a country in The East Pacific. Colloquially, it is known as Gao Gao meaning "Big, Big" and is referred to the size of the island by the locals. It is an island nation in the south western nation of the East Pacific, located 800 miles west of Dannistaan. Currently, they are arguing on a small island (Jong Il Shan in Bai Lung; Lord Howard Island in Dannistaan) to the east of Bai Lung. It has been in hands from both countries since 1975.
Headed by Chen Jong Sun since 1962, it is well noted for it's oppressive regime by banning practically everything from elections to Nazi ideologies. Previously, Bai Lung had been ruled under a military junta from 1950 to 1962.
A Bai Lung resident is referred as a Bai Lungese.
Contents
History
Main Article: The History of Bai Lung
Previously an independent nation before 1820 mostly inhabited by animals notably fridge owls and a local Aboriginal group. The island, then called Tuk Ma, was invaded by the Koreans and was made part of Korean empire. It was ruled under the king's tenure for the next 20 years, who re-named it Hana Hanguk ("One Korea") and ordered the mass culling of the fridge owls. The island was since then unheard of right up to 1840, when the island was rediscovered by a Chinese merchant ship stopping by to gather supplies for the crew. Accidently, the crew bumped into a few angry natives and ended up beheading much of the crew. When the Chinese King heard news of barbaric activities, he ordered an army to head over to the obscure island and ordered an attack. It was eventually taken by the Chinese in 1845 but not before a very long and bloody battle between the Chinese and Koreans using huge number of cavalry and chopping one anothers heads off. In all, around 450,000 lives were lost in 5 years. A king was declared leader.
Many of the previous residents felt very upset by their new "neighbours" and anti-Chinese sentiment was fairly common, despite the fact many Koreans descended from Chinese origins. Discriminations takes in the forms of intimidation, systematic intimidation with the aim of kicking out ethnic Chinese and often lynching them, general harassment and burning their houses. Eventually, the tensions gotten reached it's nadir, a long riot lasted 3 months. It was one of the most bloodiest riots since the invasion. Around 4,000 died just to claim one rock. Eventually many Koreans were fed up of this bloody battle between and decided to move back to Korea. It was a victory for the Chinese although many Korean decided to stay and integrate with the Chinese. This is why many of the Bai Lungese have Chinese and Korean names. In 1847, the island was declared as Bai Lung meaning White Dragon in Mandarin Chinese.
Because of the discovery of many valuable materials found on the island, the Bai Lungese King is reluctant to accept the existence of the island in order to "avoid any troubles from outsiders". During the 1st and 2nd world wars, many army forces from different countries occupied the island ranging from Americans to Japanese. The Americans gave the Bai Lungese supplies and the Japanese took the supplies and shot some of the residents in order to clear space and set up camp. A high ranking officer was sent there to monitor the movements of all the Bai Lungese people and often bosses if they even look at him in the wrong way.
Bai Lung was ruined by the constant occupation by the different army forces, many people were killed and much of the buildings were destroyed as a result of the bombings by the Japanese. It was in 1946, Chen Chui Sik, a reformist, managed to win the heart of many Bai Lungese by holding the 1st ever elections and won by a landslide. He formed his first government, managed to get the troubles over between Chinese and Korean residents and reformed much of the country. His party, the Bai Lungese National Party was very popular in the 1st 2 years, showing a lot of promise to the public. 1949 was a disasterous year for the National party, when Mao's Communist Party of China establish the People's Republic of China. Mao ZeDong decided to take control of Bai Lung and renamed it as the People's Republic of Bai Lung much to the Bai Lungese's chagrin.
In 15th March 1950, a militia group (named "Hanguk Zhonguo Liberation Front ") made an attempt to overthrow Mao's regime. A long bloody battle followed lasting 8 months with frequent shellings and shooting. The militia group finally suceeded on 16th November 1950 and installed a military junta for the next 12 years.
The military junta came to end in 1962 when the Chairman of People's Democratic Republican Worker's Party of Bai Lung, Chen Jong Sun won a land slide victory claiming 95% of votes. The military junta refused to step down and made an attempt to void it. The paramilitary group prevented them from voiding the victory and a very bloody battle followed lasting only 3 days, the paramilitary group killed all of the generals leaving many of the soldiers confused. When the WPBL focused their attention towards the soldiers, they were simply given 2 choices: be executed or join the party for better privilages. Many of the soldiers chose the latter for better treatment, however, many did not get the treatment they deserved and instead, were sent to Jong Il island.
Politics of Bai Lung
Bai Lung's government has been dominated by the People's Democratic Republican Workers Party of Bai Lung since 1962 when the military junta had been overthrown by the paramilitary group. It's ideology is mixture of both Korean and Russsian. The People's Worker Party continue to uphold the ideologies of Juche (pronounced Joo-Cheh) and Stalinism. Bai Lung is dominated by a party bureaucracy that claims to represent the will of the people. The RWP blended mentions of Marxism-Leninism in the North Korean constitution with Juche seemlessly. Critics of the PWP deny that it is a communist state but a fascist state under a new name. Minor political parties used to exist, but they are often purged by the PWP and no long pose any threats and only exist in exile. Unlike their North Korean cousins, which their extact power of the country is unclear, it is very clear in Bai Lung who's goverment has complete grasp of the nation and many critics of the country have coined the term of "Power Hungry Capital of the World".
Nominally, the Premier is the head of government, but the real power lies towards Chen Jong Sun, head of the People's Democratic Republican Workers Party and military. Chen holds several official titles, most importantly Great Leader of the Republican Worker Party and Chairman of the National Defense Commission and Supreme Commander of the Bai Lungese Army. Within the country, he is often known by the affectionate titles of The Leader or Supreme Leader.
Bai Lung's constitution is amended no fewer than 15 times in 1962-1967, 1975, 1980, 1982-1984, 1993, 1998, 2004 and 2005. The most notable amendment was in 2005 when Chen Jong Sun bestowed the title Eternal President of the People's Republic to himself. The government is supposedly lead by Prime Minister and the Cabinet but in practice 98% of power goes to Chen, 1.5% goes to Prime Minster Roh Jhoo Sing and 0.5% Chancellor of the Exchequer Kim Lai Biu. Every 1-3 years (often 1.5 years), Chen "purges" both the Premier and the Chancellor on the basis they might overthrow him and reform the government and are replaced by hard liners. The top policy making body, the Central People's Bank (CPB) headed by the President is responsible for enacting the laws and nominating other committee members. It is a very selective procedure and those who don't have the right looks and temperment are not chosen. All applications are viewed by Chen himself and he will reject and accept applicants as he sees fit.
Unlike in North Korea, which has a parliament which elects 687 members every 5 years, Chen outlawed any Members of Parliament, fearing they may overthrow him and replace the government for a more liberal one. On the trivial side. the last proper election held was 1970, when Chen announced it will only be held every 15 years. The latest one, held in 2000, 100% of the votes went to Chen, a change from the 1985 elections were 99.6% voted for him. Many of the minor parties which accounted for the 0.04% share had been diminished afterwards by Chen's military and now live in exile.
As of 2005, Chen Jong Sun has no intentions to step down.
Bai Lungians or Bai Lungese?
Bai Lungian is an old term used by the western world during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries but has since been dated and now deemed offensive. It is a common racial slur used by the Dannistrians as an obscure reference to the disputed island (Bai Chinky is also an alternative slur). Bai Lungese is the current term used by the western world. Bai Lungese refer themselves as Bai hànzú (白汉族).
Administrative Regions
The People's Republic of Bai Lung has 4 islands which consists of 8 administrative regions (省) and two Municipalities (直辖市) directly governed by the PRBL. The main island of Bai Lung is Mao which constitutes 95% of the population, leaving 5% living in the smaller islands. Mao is a predominately urban area while Deng, Hu and Jong Il are predominately rural areas. There has been a lot of controversy regarding the ownership of the 4th island since Bai Lung and Dannistaan has "co-ownership" of the island since 1975. Army forces from both sides have since occuppied the island. See Territorial Disputes.
The following are a list of administrative divisions of areas under the control of the People's Republic of China. (Note: The characters used are based on a dialect used exclusively in Bai Lung)
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Provinces（省）
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Islands (海岛)
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Geography
Although an island, it is mostly dominated by flatlands with lots of buildings and vehicles. It is located in the South West area of The East Pacific. On the west are the two smaller islands, Deng and Hu; and on the east is Jong Il island located 350 miles from Mao island. On Mao island, there are large patches of rain forest and on the south are large areas of raw materials. In the west, east and central parts used to consist of large patches of rain forests and rocky grassland but were cut down and replaced by roads and new buildings.
As of 2005, Chen has made no efforts in spending more public transport and the atmosphere is ranked as one of the worst polluted countries in the world. As a result of the appalling statistics, evironmental groups have shown grave concern on how environmentally friendly the country is and . Outraged by the statistics, Chen ordered many of the groups to be arrested by his military group. Protests in any form have been banned altogether. (See Human Rights of Bai Lung)
Climate
Despite the dangerous levels of sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide, climate is similar to Dannistaan. Generally, it is humid and warm during spring and summer followed by very cold and wet winters. Typhoons are very common during the hottest summers and this can cause huge disruption to the transport network. Average temperatures are 20ºc and -3ºc in summer and winter respectively.
Human Rights of Bai Lung
The country is well noted for it's lack of human rights and has the worst human and civil rights in the developed country according to a survey done by Power, a local Dannistaan magazine. Reports by various human rights organistion and foreign governments frequently accuse the government (specifically Chen Jong Sun) of failing to protect the human rights of the Bai Lungese. Chen is often accused of severely restricting nearly all freedoms, including freedom of speech and freedom of movement, both within the country and abroad. Capital and corporal punishments are very common with no opposition. Those who refuse to work, pray to Chen or address him as Sir or The Leader are often whipped. Most crimes such as murder, rape and theft are punishable by hanging or firing squad. The exception to this is drug possession and dealing in which the offender is often injected with heroin until death. No trials are held instead the accused is put before Chen and personally sentences each one. On the trivial side, Chen refuses to use lethal injections on the basis that they are considered to be American gimmickry.
As a result of nearly no human rights, many of Chen's notorius laws often go very far including censoring many advertisement, newspapers and pornography (See Laws of Bai Lung). All forms of media have to be checked by the goverment and approved. Foods are severly rationed and usually residents are denied weekly allowences if the worker looks at the officials in the wrong way. They are either gun butted by soldiers or shot with little excuses.
Bai Lung had recieved a lot of media coverage (and gained notoriety) when a human rights member went under-cover as an aid worker discovered a concentration camp near the capital of Pyongjing. The building was supposedly a food packing factory but found a secret floor trap which housed more than 2000 people. The activist, Alex Johnston Ford managed to tape enough evidence of the atrocious conditions before guards arrived, he was given several medals for his bravery. Chen denies any cruelty towards his people and insisted it was the Americans trying to "Hollywoodising" his country. It is unknown how many more of these camps are there in Bai Lung.
After the notoriety of the treatment of Bai Lungese, the UN made several attempts to try sanctions against the government but there was no noticable effect.
