Chinese Union-Imperial

<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Chinese Union-Imperial</default></title>

<image source="image"><default>File:Placeholder location.png</default></image> <header>Basic Information</header> <image source="map"></image> <label>Type</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Inhabitants</label> <header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label> </infobox>The Chinese Union-Imperial or CUI is a country with borders similar to Earth Aleph's China.

Geography/Description

Presumably analogous to Earth Aleph, but parahumans have probably altered the landscape.

History

Background

The successor government to the People's Republic of China. How it actually formed is unknown but is likely tied to The Yàngbǎn.

Post-Echidna

The countries government model showed its weakness when heir to the Union-Imperial was killed with the attack on Flight BA178 on November 25th, 2011.<ref>Scarab 25.2</ref> This caused an escalation of tensions between the CUI the US and the UK.<ref name="25.6">Flight BA178, November 25th, 2011 // SimurghNotes: Loss? Plane destroyed, Eidolon/Pretender drive off Endbringer. Marks start of guerilla tactics from Simurgh and Leviathan.
Target/Consequence: Incognito Chinese Union-Imperial heir. See files:
America/CUI conflict 2012 A
UK/CUI Conflict 2012 A
America/CUI conflict 2012 B
Yàngbǎn -

Excerpt from Scarab 25.6</ref>

Timeskip

A war broke out between the Union and Thailand or as it was now called New Siam. This conflict eventually called in other nations with the United States siding with New Siam while Red Gauntlet of Russia sided with the CUI, with unspecified support from other Russian parahuman factions.<ref name="Wildbow PRT">► World News: C.U.I. talks with New Siam Talks are underway between the Chinese Union-Imperial and New Siam, establishing fixed borders after recent years of conflict. Legislation is expected to pass, but it remains to be seen what stance the C.U.I. takes in respect to New Siam's parahuman population. Historically, the C.U.I. has not changed its hardline stance on the subject of individuals with powers, and much of the discussion may well hinge on what the C.U.I. is willing to give up in order to maintain this belief. ► World News: Open Fighting in New Siam Chinese Union-Imperial soldiers backed by their parahuman, paramilitary soldiers, have engaged in warfare with New Siam, formerly Thailand. Diplomacy and negotiations ceased as a spate of terrorist attacks targeted ambassadors and political figures on both sides. Neighboring regions tense, each preparing to pick sides, with the sociopolitical landscape and the C.U.I. powerhouse a constant… ► World News - Sides Taken with New Siam Fallout continues to follow from the disastrous New Delhi Endbringer attack, as tensions mount in New Siam. The rechristened Thai state has local forces and rebel parties fighting with the C.U.I. in a three-way war, and international groups are now stepping in to offer aid, picking sides. The United States have argued for months now that the actions of an assassin within the C.U.I. were responsible for the vast majority of the damage, and have now publically declared support for New Siam, siding against the C.U.I. ... ► World News: Red Gauntlet Moves Red Gauntlet, the Russian paramilitary group, has declared allegiance alongside the C.U.I. in the competition between the Chinese and New Siam’s defending forces. One of the stronger parahuman groups in Eurasia, Red Gauntlet is often said to be a major power on par with Russia’s government, due to their ability to make plays like this one. By taking one side, Red Gauntlet has changed the tenor of the impending conflict, prompting Russian military and neighboring powers to side with or against New Siam, as their relationship with Red Gauntlet allows. - Wildbow PRT Quest Archive</ref>

At some point, the North Korean regime likely collapsed, and the CUI expanded into part of the Korean Peninsula.<ref name="IRCKorea>Wildbow on IRC:
Wildbow I haven't really dwelt on it, except to say that the CUI has pushed out against its neighbors, through Korea and at Thailand.  I forget the particulars & haven't committed them to memory.

Would have to crack open the worm bible and am not 100% that I recorded it all in detail there, either.</ref>

Gold Morning

During Gold Morning they were recorded as attacking several refugee settlements with their Yàngbǎn infiltration squads. They were later subdued by The Simurgh. They were able to keep the world they fled to, secured through an alliance with Teacher.

Residents

The imperial family is the head of state, they are supported by the Yàngbǎn. The explicit head of government is unknown. The country comprises of hundreds of millions of citizens.

Much like other countries in Asia, the CUI suffers from endemic anti-parahuman sentiment. Capes get hunted and conscripted/killed by government forces or other capes.<ref>Wildbowon IRC:
Wildbow @ Edqu - In Asia in general (esp. Russia, CUI) there's a more endemic anti-parahuman sentiment.  Capes get hunted and conscripted/killed by government forces or other capes.</ref> As a result, the ratio of capes to non-capes is significantly lower in the CUI as compared to America.<ref>Wildbow on IRC:
edqu: does china have a similar ratio of capes to non capes as america? like, is the ratio within 40% of what it is in america?
Wildbow: No.
edqu: are there more capes in china in terms of ratio?
Wildbow: No</ref> Note, due to the higher population of China as compared to America, this does not mean the CUI necessarily has less parahumans in total.

The CUI's culture around capes is such that they have a governmental team, and there are really strict rules for expectations of capes, such that non-government capes are set up to lose <ref>Wildbow on IRC:
Wildbow: China, Singapore (and other places) it's more a governmental team with really strict rules for expectations of capes, such that non-government capes are set up to lose.</ref>.

Points of Interest

The Chinese parahuman prison which hosted Lung for a brief amount of time.

Trivia

• China generally has the largest population by country, followed by India, United States and Indonesia.<ref>greatwyrmgold: Maybe the Thanda specifically selected strong capes?<br
  Although the mass trigger thing makes sense, too…<br
  Sindri Suncatcher: I figure that the Thanda were in a rather bloody business. It was specifically said that in India all the nice colorful “cops and robbers” style villainy is on the Light side of things, so the life of a member of the Thanda would be just the worst, most dangerous parts of the job, over and over in places the authorities don’t know about, against people who prioritize silencing a witness over all else. The Thanda are strong because any who aren’t (and didn’t learn quickly) died long ago<br
  wildbow: And, to be fair, there’s a good size population to draw recruits from. -

Excerpt from Speck 30.6</ref>

• • This persumes the replacement of the People's Republic of China by the Union-Imperial did not precipitate a massive decrease in population.

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