Bìnánsuǒ

Bìnánsuǒ is a democratic republic operating on the island of Taiwan off the coast of China. Bìnánsuǒ has operated as a refuge for those living in China from The Growth, as long as they were able to get across the seas. Bìnánsuǒ operates as a democracy, having presidential elections every 5 years. The current leader of Bìnánsuǒ is Lixue Goscicki, the 24th president of the republic.

## History

Bìnánsuǒ was founded by citizens of Taiwan surviving after the Great War. While not being as severely nuked as China was, nuclear fallout still plagued the island from being swept in by wind currents, along with the missiles that did reach Taiwan. Society was almost entirely destroyed in Taiwan, with most of the land being occupied by raider gangs and city-states that had no contact with eachother.

In 2106, after a cooperative effort between most of the major settlements in Taiwan to destroy one of the largest raider gang's headquarters and kill their leaders, a treaty was signed to increase cooperation. This deal slowly grew into officially forming a democratic republic. This republic was named Táiwān Zìyóu Gònghéguó, or the Free Republic of Taiwan, and the capital was established in Taipei.

After the republic's framework was established, along with the constitution and armed forces, the first election was conducted. Almost instantly several politcal parties formed, each with differing interests. Some parties wished to isolate themselves from the outside world, as they had no idea what was going on in China and it could be beneficial to have blissful ignorance. Others wished to expand their republic to the coast of China and bring liberty and prosperity to the bloodied and battered population of China. In the first election, the parties for isolation united and won the election with their combined voting power and the infighting of the enemy wing.

The republic had great prosperity after this, expanding their territory until they could fully push out the raiders from the islnd and control the entirety of Taiwan. Many years passed, with intense development on the island in infrastructure and scientific discoveries, until a cargo ship of Chinese refuges landed on the western coast. These refugees told the Taiwanese about a massive tumor in China, growing and expanding to spread rot and poison the Earth. This horrified the Taiwanese government and they instantly called a meeting to discuss the existential threat of this "tumor".

After weeks of discussion and convening, a conclusion was finally met. The republic established itself under a new name, Bìnánsuǒ, which translated into Refuge. The government established programs to spread word via radio to survivors in China and get them out of there as fast as possible, on boats and the odd aircraft. These programs have been especially spearheaded by the current president, Lixue Goscicki, a member of the now unified parties for expanding the republic's influence in China.

## Relations

* The Growth

As with all human factions, The Growth is an existential threat to Bìnánsuǒ.

* Bèishuǐyī Zhàn

Bìnánsuǒ cooperates frequently with Bèishuǐyī Zhàn in order to plan ways to combat The Growth and get Chinese civilians who wish to get out of the region into Taiwan.