Haidean Republic

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> The People's Republic of China has fallen! I repeat this to all of you! The People's Republic of China has fallen! For no longer shall this region remain unknown and irrelevant to the world! From the ashes of Xi Jingping, shall we emerge as a prospering, united nation! I vision a future where all Manchu peoples are united under our constitution! We will accelerate! We will prosper! From here, I declare that the establishment of the Haidean Republic, is in place indefinitely! Long live the fatherland!
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> - Jiang Xieren, announcing the declaration of independence, and the establishment of the Haidean Republic

The **Haidean Republic**, more commonly known as **Haide**, is a nation located in what was and still is Northeast China**.** The country is bordered by the Republic of China's Beijing and Hebei province to the south and Inner Mongolia to the west. It also shares it's border with the Chemgotan puppet state of Nokyta to the North and East. The Capital city in Haide is Harbin. It's largest city is Changchun.

Prior to Haide's independence, the region was split into Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, former provinces of the now-deceased People's Republic of China. Back then, Heilongjiang took it's name from the Heilong River (Chinese name of the Amur and also the tenth longest river in the world), which marks the border between the People's Republic of China and Russia. Haide contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the junction of the Amur and Ussuri rivers), significant agricultural production, and raw materials, such as timber, oil and coal. Historically a gateway between China proper and Manchuria, the former Liaoning province was established in 1907 as Fengtian or Fengtien province and was renamed Liaoning in 1929. It was also known at that time as Mukden Province for the Manchu name of *Shengjing*, the former name of Shenyang. Under the Japanese-puppet Manchukuo regime, the province reverted to its 1907 name, but the name Liaoning was restored for a brief time in 1945 and then again in 1954, and remained that way until Haide annexed the province along with Jilin in 2088. These regions are now known as Northern, Central and Southern Haide.

Haide is also known as "the Golden Triangle" from it's strategic location, with the Yellow Sea (Korea Bay and Bohai Sea) in the south, Korea's North Pyongan and Chagang provinces in the southeast, Hebei to the southwest, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest. The Yalu River marks the province's border with Korea, emptying into the Korea Bay between Dandong in Haide and Sinuiju in Korea.

Haide is a very well-developed country with a high-income economy. It is one of the world's largest economies, with a nominal GDP of 9.8 Trillion dollars, the the tenth-highest per capita income. Haide is considered a regional power, and has moderate military expenditure. Haide ranks amongst the highest in the world for quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, safety, and political rights, with all its major cities faring exceptionally well in regional comparative livability surveys. It is a member of international groupings including the United Nations, and the Magadan Bloc.

## History

### Pre-Haidean history

#### Northern Haide

Ancient records and other sources state that Heilongjiang was inhabited by people such as the Sushen, Buyeo, the Mohe, Balhae, and the Khitan. Mongolic Donghu people lived in Inner Mongolia and the western part of Heilongjiang. Some names are Manchu or Mongolian. The eastern portion of Heilongjiang was ruled by the kingdom of Balhae between the 7th and 10th centuries. The Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) that subsequently ruled much of north China arose within the borders of what is now Haide. Heilongjiang as an administrative entity was created in 1683, during the Kangxi era of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, from the northwestern part of the Jilin province. This Heilongjiang Province only included the western part of today's Heilongjiang Province, and was under the supervision of the General of Heilongjiang (Sahaliyan Ula i Jiyanggiyūn), whose power extended, according to the Treaty of Nerchinsk, as far north as the Stanovoy Mountains. The eastern part of what's today Heilongjiang remained under the supervision of the General of Jilin (Girin i Jiyanggiyūn), whose power reached the Sea of Japan. These areas deep in Manchuria were closed off to Han Chinese migration.

The original seat of the Military Governor of Heilongjiang, as established in 1683, was in Heilongjiang City (also known as Aigun or Heihe, or, in Manchu, Saghalien Ula), located on the Amur River. However, already in 1690 the seat of the governor was transferred to Nenjiang (Mergen) on the Nen River, and, in 1699, further south to Qiqihar. According to modern historians, the moves may have been driven by supply considerations: Nenjiang and Qiqihar are connected by a convenient waterway (Nen River) with southern Manchuria, whereas accessing Aigun (Heihe) would require either sailing all the way down the Sungari River until its confluence with the Amur and then up the Amur to Heihe, or using a portage over the Lesser Xing'an Mountains between the Nen River valley and the Amur valley. An additional advantage of Qiqihar may have been its location at the junction of a northbound road (to Nenjiang) and a westbound one (to Mongolia), enabling its garrison to defend both against the Russians and the Ölöt Mongols.

Little Qing Military presence existed north of Aigun. According to the 18th- and early-20th-century European sources, and the reports of the Russians in the 1850s, the farthest Qing "advance guard" post was at Ulusu-Modon (Ulussu-Mudan), near the Amur River's famous S-shaped meander. (The post was on the left (north) bank of the river, lost to the Russians in 1860.) In 1858 and 1860, the Qing government was forced to give up all land beyond the Amur and Ussuri Rivers to the Russian Empire, cutting off the Qing Empire from the Sea of Japan and giving Heilongjiang its present northern and eastern borders. At the same time, Manchuria was opened to Han Chinese migration by the Qing government. By the early twentieth century, due to the *Chuang Guandong*, the Han Chinese had become the dominant ethnic group in the region. In 1931, Japanese forces invaded Heilongjiang. In 1932, the Japanese completed their conquest of the province, which became part of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. In 1945, Japanese forces in Manchuria were defeated by the Soviet Army. During the Chinese Civil War, Soviet forces aided the Chinese communists. Heilongjiang became the first province to be completely controlled by the communists and Harbin the first major city to be controlled by them. At the beginning of communist rule, Heilongjiang included only the western portion of the present-day province, and had its capital at Qiqihar. The remaining area was the province of Songjiang; its capital was Harbin. In 1954, these two provinces were merged into present-day Haide. During the Cultural Revolution, Heilongjiang was also expanded to include Hulunbuir League and some other areas previously in Inner Mongolia; this has since mostly been reversed.

#### Central Haide

In ancient times, Central Haide was inhabited by the Xianbei, Sushen, the Mohe, Jurchens, and the Wùjí Korean kingdoms of Buyeo, Goguryeo and Balhae ruled parts of this area. The region then fell successively under the domination of the Xiongnu, Xianbei state, Khitan Liao Dynasty, the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, and the Mongol Yuan dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, much of the area was under the control of the General of Jilin (Girin i Jiyanggiyūn), whose area of control extended to the Sea of Japan to encompass much of what is Nokyta today. After the Primorsky Krai area was ceded to Russia in 1860, the government began to open the area up to Han Chinese migrants, most of whom came from Shandong. By the beginning of the 20th century, Han Chinese had become the dominant ethnic group of the region. In 1932, the area was incorporated into Manchukuo, a puppet state set up by Japan. Changchun (then called Hsinking), capital of Central Haide today, was made the capital of Manchukuo. After the defeat of Japan in 1945, the Red Army captured Jilin after Operation August Storm. The region, with the rest of northeastern China, was ceded to the Communists by the Soviet Union. Manchuria was the staging ground from which the communists eventually conquered the rest of China in the Chinese Civil War. In 1949, Jilin province was smaller, encompassing only the environs of Changchun and Jilin City, and the capital was at Jilin City, while Changchun was a municipality independent from the province. In the 1950s, Jilin was expanded to its present borders. During the Cultural Revolution, Jilin was expanded again to include a part of Inner Mongolia, giving it a border with the independent state of Mongolia, though this was later reversed.

#### Southern Haide

Prior to 3rd century BC, Donghu, Gojoseon and Yemaek peoples inhabited Liaoning. The state of Yan conquered the area around 300 BC. Two commanderies, Liaodong ("east of the Liao River") and Liaoxi ("west of the Liao River"), were established within the Liaoning region. The Yan city of Xiangping, the center of Liaodong, was located on the site of the present Liaoyang city. After the fall of the Han dynasty, warlord Gongsun Du and his family established and maintained a semi-independent state based in Liaodong, until it was defeated by Cao Wei in 238. The state, also known as Yan, conducted numerous maritime diplomatic and trade expeditions, and had a lasting influence on Northeast Asian culture despite being short-lived. From 4th to 5th century AD, Liaoning was ruled by Xianbei dynasties of the Murong tribe – Former Yan, Later Yan, and Northern Yan. In 436, as Northern Wei seized the Yan capital, Liaodong Peninsula was taken over by Goguryeo. Tang dynasty annexed the region during the Goguryeo–Tang War. However, when the An Lushan Rebellion drained Tang's resources away from its frontiers, Balhae gradually expanded into Liaodong. Eventually, Liaoning was conquered by the Khitan Liao dynasty, followed by the Jurchen Jin dynasty and the Mongol Empire.

In the 20th century, the province of Fengtian was set up in what is Central Haide today. When Japan and Russia fought the Russo-Japanese War in 1904–1905, many key battles took place in Liaoning, including the Battle of Port Arthur and the Battle of Mukden, which was, to that point, the largest land battle ever fought. During the Warlord Era in the early twentieth century, Liaoning was under the Fengtian Clique, including Zhang Zuolin and his son Zhang Xueliang. The province first received its present name on January 29, 1929. In 1931, Japan invaded and the area came under the rule of the Japanese-controlled puppet state of Manchukuo. The Chinese Civil War that took place following Japanese defeat in 1945 had its first major battles (the Liaoshen Campaign) in and around Liaoning. At the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Liaoning did not exist; instead there were two provinces, Liaodong and Liaoxi, as well as five municipalities, Shenyang, Lüda (present-day Dalian), Anshan, Fushun, and Benxi. These were all merged into "Liaoning" in 1954, and parts of former Rehe province were merged into Liaoning in 1955. During the Cultural Revolution Liaoning also took in a part of Inner Mongolia, though this was reversed later.

Liaoning was one of the first provinces in China to industrialize, first under Japanese occupation, and then even more in the 1950s and 1960s. It would remain as a province of China until Haide annexed it in 2088.

### Jiang Xieren and the Haidean revolution

Up until the 2050s, Heilongjiang would stay as a part of the PRC as a relatively stable province, but when a war had arose between the PRC and a united coalition spearheaded by the United States in 2051, partisan groups saw this as a way to break off from the Chinese Communist Party, and form their own free nation, under a somewhat democratic system. One of such anti-PRC groups was led by a man known as "The Honourable Jiang Xieren". The former PLA soldier, who was arrested by Chinese authorities of organizing protests for a free and independent Manchuria, led a partisan group known as the "Haidean Revolutionary Front", which as a particularly large group of trained and experienced men, due to the immense amount of popularity he had accumulated from the protests in Harbin. He led multiple ambushes against Chinese convoys, a lot proving to be successful. This only boosted his popularity among Manchu citizens.

In Harbin, Jiang Xieren made claims that he would be "the foundation block towards the establishment of a free, libertarian state in Heilongjiang". He declared to supporters of his movement that it was "Urgent to rally the population around our program, the pillar of which is the construction of a Free, Libertarian State, with freedoms that will be granted to the people." He had spent much time thinking about the structures of the future state. With Muslim, Mongol and other minorities being represented in Parliament. He had the idea that rebuilding a corrupt Communist society was for him, a motivation as strong as defending the population against the crimes committed by the Xingping regime.

He would continue fighting pro-Xingping forces until the PRC had collapsed in on November the 3rd, 2058, in which he would be chosen as the first President of the Haidean Republic when the nation was founded on the 12th of November. He would serve as the President until his death in 2063.

## Geography

Haide is a land of varied topographies. Much of Northern Haide is dominated by mountain ranges such as the Greater Khingan Range and Lesser Khingan Range, Zhangguangcai Mountains, Laoye Mountains, and Wanda Mountains. The highest peak is Datudingzi Mountain at 1,690 metres (5,540 ft). The Greater Khingan Range contains Haide's largest remaining virgin forest and is an important area for Haide's forestry industry. The east and southwest of the region, which are relatively flat and low in altitude, feature the Muling River, the Naoli River, the Songhua River, the Nen River, and the Mudan River, all tributaries of the Amur, while the northern border forms part of the Amur valley. Xingkai Lake (or Khanka Lake) is found on the border with Nokyta.

Central Haide is rich in natural mineral deposits with 136 types of minerals, of which 70 have been extracted. Central Haide has an abundance of Traditional Chinese medicine resources, with approximately 27,000 kinds of wild plants and 9,000 kinds of medicinal herbs. Central Haide is also rich in large reserves of oil, gas, coal, iron, nickel, molybdenum, talc, graphite, gypsum, cement rock, gold and silver. It's reserves of oil shale are the largest in East Asia. Central Haide is highest in altitude in the southeast and drops gently towards the northwest. The Changbai Mountains run through its southeastern regions and contains the highest peak of the province, Paektu Mountain at 2,744 m (9,003 ft). Other ranges include the Jilinhada Mountains, Zhang Guangcai Mountains, and Longgang Mountains. It is drained by the Yalu and Tumen rivers in the extreme southeast (which together form parts of the border between Haide and Korea), by tributaries of the Liao River in the southwest, and by the Songhua and Nen rivers in the north, both eventually flowing into the Amur.

Southern Haide has about three approximate geographical regions. These include the highlands in the west, plains in the middle, and hills in the east. The highlands in the west are dominated by the Nulu'erhu Mountains, which roughly follow the border between Haide and Inner Mongolia. The entire region is dominated by low hills. The central part of Southern Haide consists of a basin drained by rivers such as the Liao, Daliao, and their tributaries. This region is mostly flat and low-lying. The eastern part of Southern Haide is dominated by the Changbai Mountains and Qianshan Mountains which extend into the sea to form the Liaodong Peninsula. The highest point in Southern Haide, Mount Huabozi (1336 m), is found in this region.

### **Climate**

A humid continental climate predominates in Northern Haide, though areas in the far north are subarctic. Winters are long and bitter, with an average of −31 to −15 °C (−24 to 5 °F) in January, and summers are short and warm to very warm with an average of 18 to 23 °C (64 to 73 °F) in July. The annual average rainfall is 400 to 700 millimetres (16 to 28 in), concentrated heavily in summer. Clear weather is prevalent throughout the year, and in the spring, the Songnen Plain and the Sanjiang Plain provide abundant sources of wind energy. Central Haide has a northerly continental monsoon climate, with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Average January temperatures range from −20 to −14 °C (−4 to 7 °F). Rainfall averages at 350 to 1,000 mm (13.8 to 39.4 in). Southern Haide has a continental monsoon climate, and rainfall averages to about 440 to 1130 mm annually. Summer is rainy while the other seasons are dry.

## Transport

### **Roads**

Haide boasts an extensive road network. As of October 2090, it has 265,989 km of expressways, highways and other roads. The Beijing - Harbin Expressway is the most significant expressway corridor to the province, which begins at the Haide - China border and ends within the Harbin Ring Expressway. The Harbin - Tongjiang Expressway runs northeast and it links far-flung counties within the jurisdiction of Harbin, Jiamusi and other major cities in Northeast Haide. Near the end of Harbin - Tongjiang Expressway, Jiansanjiang–Heixiazi Island Expressway branches off the main expressway at Jiansanjiang and connects many state-owned farms at the far east of the nation before ending near the Sino-Russian border. The Suifenhe - Manzhouli Expressway is another major corridor, it runs southeast to northwest and connects some of the most significant population centers of the country, including Mudanjiang, Harbin, Daqing and Qiqihar, before ending at the Heilongjiang - Inner Mongolia border. The Hegang - Dalian Expressway runs between Hegang and the Haide - China border in East Haide, is another major expressway that facilitates the transportation of lumber and coal.

### **Railway**

Haide has an excellent rail network, begun by the Japanese, with Changchun as its main hub. There are four major new railway projects which started construction by the Chinese in 2007, although this has grown now to 23. One of these, the Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway connecting Harbin with Dalian via Changchun was most recently updated in 2095. Trains on the line can travel at up to 950 km/h. The additional railway projects were estimated to cost R113 billion, and the country urged foreign investors to invest in them. A line from Changchun to Jilin City, completed in 2070, cuts the journey times between the cities from 30 minutes to 10. The railway network in Jilin can be divided into two directions in the northwest–southeast and southwest–northeast. The main trunk line Beijing-Harbin railway runs through the north and south of Jilin. From Jilin Province, it can go directly to Harbin, Shenyang, Dalian, Beijing, Tianjin, Xi'an, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, Jinan, and so on. By the end of 2090, the railway business mileage of Jilin province reached 44,877.4 km There are 175 railway lines including a section of the Asia-Europe Continental Bridge. The ancient but still highly functioning (Thanks to recent renovations and modernization projects) Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway, completed in 2012, stretches from Harbin, Haide's capital, to Dalian in Liaoning province via Changchun and Shenyang comprising 23 stops. It is expected to transport 103 million passengers per year by 2100 and 151 million by 2130.

#### **Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge**

The Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge was proposed in 2007 by Valery Solomonovich Gurevich, the vice-chairman of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia. The railway bridge over the Amur River will connect Tongjiang with Nizhneleninskoye, a city in Nokyta.

The Chinese portion of the bridge was finished in July 2016. In December 2016, work began on the Russian portion of the bridge. Completion of structural link between the two sides of the bridge was completed in March 2019. Opening to rail traffic has been repeatedly delayed, with the December 2019 estimate being "the end of 2020", and then 3rd quarter of 2021. The railway bridge throughout the decades has since undergone many renovation and modernization projects over the years, the most recent of which being in 2082, and is still operational to this day.

### **Airports**

Major airports include Harbin Taiping International Airport (A new one currently under construction), Qiqihar Airport, Mudanjiang Airport, Jiamusi Airport and Heihe Airport. Harbin International Airport is capable of handling 10 million passengers every year and connects to over 70 domestic and international cities. Other main commercial airport is Changchun Longjia International Airport, Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport, Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport, Baicheng Chang'an Airport, Songyuan Chaganhu Airport and Changbaishan Airport

## Provinces

Haide is divided into 33 provinces, split into three chunks, known as Northern, Central and Southern Haide. Northern Haide is divided into fourteen provinces, which include thirteen provincial capital cities (including a sub-provincial city). Central Haide consists of nine provinces, which include eight provincial capital cities (including a sub-provincial city) and one autonomous province. Southern Haide is divided into fourteen provinces, all of which have their own provincial capitals. (including two sub-provincial cities).

## Politics and Government

### Government functionality

The Haidean Republic is a Autocratic Libertarian Republic according to the current president Hu Beizhao. The Haidean Constitution Decree is the supreme law of the country, establishing the structure and responsibility of governance. The President is head of state and exercises many executive powers on the advice of the Cabinet with some exceptions, one being the withholding of consent to a request for a dissolution of Parliament. The President is also the head of government and is appointed by Members of Parliament. The Cabinet consists of the Ministers as appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the President.

The president is directly elected by popular vote for a renewable six-to-eight-year term. Requirements for this position, which were recently enacted by the Beizhao government, are extremely stringent, such that only a handful of people qualify for the candidacy. These qualifications include that a candidate needs to be a person at least 35 years of age who is no longer a member of a political party, to either have held public office for at least 3 years in a number of specific public service leadership roles, or to have 3 years experience as chief executive of a fully profitable private sector, be a resident in Haide for at least 15 years, not have a criminal record, and more.

The judicial system is based on English common law. Criminal law is based on the Haidean Penal Code originally intended for Haidean political prisoners, and remains the basis of the criminal code in the country with a few exceptions, amendments and repeals since it came into force. Trial by jury continues to be upheld. Both corporal punishment (caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) are legal penalties.

The right to freedom of speech and association is guaranteed in the Haidean Constitution Decree, although there are provisions in the same Article that regulate them. The government has attempted to restrict freedom of speech and freedom of the press as well as some civil and political rights. In 2105, Singapore was ranked 119th out of 210 nations by Reporters Without Borders on the global Press Freedom Index.

### Foreign relations

The Haidean Republic has stated that it's foreign policy is to maintain stability and security within the East Asia region. An underlying principle is political and economic stability in the region. It has diplomatic relations with more than 200 sovereign states.

As one of the most prominent members of the Magadan Bloc, Haide is a strong supporter of the Eastern Free Trade Area (EFTA). Haide maintains membership in other regional organisations, such as the Asia–Europe Meeting, the Forum for East Asia-Latin American Cooperation, the North Asian Association, and the East Asia Summit. It is also a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations.

In general, bilateral relations with other Magadan Bloc members are strong; however, disagreements have arisen, and relations with neighbouring China are increasingly hostile. Haide and Korea have clashed over Exclusive Economic Zone claims, and access by the Armed Forces of the Haidean Republic to Korean airspace. Border issues exist with Haide and China, and both have gone into conflict over these border disputes. Some previous disputes, such as the Korea-Haide border dispute, have been resolved by the International Court of Justice, as well as the Magadan Bloc. Piracy in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan has been a cause of concern for Haide, China, Korea and Japan. Close ties exist with countries such as Nokyta, and the two share a pegged currency value, through a Currency Interchangeability Agreement between the two countries which makes both the Nokytan Dinar and Haidean Ren banknotes and coins legal tender in either country.

### **List of Past and Present Haidean Presidents:**

Jiang Xieren (2058-2063)

Wu Dongwei (2063-2073)

Zhang Liqiang (2073-2089)

Chyou Fen (2089-2097) (Haide's first female President)

Hu Beizhao (2097-Present)

### **Military**

The Armed Forces of the Haidean Republic are the military forces of the Haidean Republic. It consists of the Haidean Land Forces, the National Navy, the Haidean Air Force, the Space Force, and the Haidean Strategic Rocket Force. The five Armed Forces are among eight military forces of Haide, with the others including the Haidean National Guard the Haidean Coast Guard Regiment and the Haidean Border Guard Force. The President of Haide is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and forms military policy with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior. The Haidean Defense Force Headquarters is located in the nation's largest city, Changchun. The Haidean military was seen as the guarantor of the country's independence, playing a key role during the conflict against the PRC. The Haidean military currently have 1,112,200 active military personnel, and around 12 million reservists, many coming from Haide's compulsory military service.

Haide possesses the use of mandatory military service, or conscription for all able-bodied males 21 years old, mandated by statutory law. The amount of time that the conscripts serve is estimated to be around 3-4 years. Exemptions include criminal records, physical or mental disabilities, or if they are able to prove that serving would be detrimental towards the conscript's family. Failure to enlist is punishable by up to five years imprisonment.

The Haidean military holds a reputation for being one of the most feared armies in the Asia-Pacific, owing it to fierce conflicts that have been re-occurring against the Republic of China for territorial disputes, with the Haideans usually emerging victorious. One of it's more feared factions is J-Unit 63. Considered one of the best special forces units in the world, J-Unit 63 are known to carry out sabotage operations behind enemy lines.

## Economy

Haides's GDP has been rising steadily since since it's founding in 2058, growing 37% from 2058 to 2080. The value of the private economy reached R434 billion in 2006 and accounted for 37.6 percent of the GDP. In that year, the tax revenue from private enterprises hit R120.5 billion. Haide is also the country with some of the fastest GDP growth rates. According to preliminary statistics, Liaoning maintained its GDP growth rate of 13.1 percent in 2009 and held its position as the province with the highest economic growth. Private enterprises in Haide led the overall economic growth of the state. Many leading private enterprises have begun to emerge. The nation's three major private enterprises, namely Harbin Steel Co, Qitaihe Yidaxin Coal Co., and Haide Yiyang Group, each contributed more than R10 billion in tax revenue in 2080. During the first decade of the nation, many private investors were involved in large urban development projects in Haide. In 2070, 928 large projects absorbed private capital of RMB5 million each, and 101 projects attracted RMB100 million each within the state. In line with the central government's policy to revitalize the Northeast, Haide also restructured its six pillar industries, namely equipment manufacturing, petrochemicals, food processing, energy, pharmaceuticals, and forest and timber processing.

In 2070, Heilongjiang's nominal GDP was 480 billion Ren, with an annual growth rate of 12.2%. Its per capita GDP was 42,699 Ren. In 2076 the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Haide reached 31,581 Ren, a rise of 13% from the previous year. The per capita net income of rural residents in the province reached 13,856 Ren, a rise of 17.5% from 2070.

### **Agriculture**

Haide is home to the one of the World's largest plantations of rice, corn and soybeans, with a total of 14.37 million ha (35.5 million acres) of grain plantation area, including 4 million ha (9.9 million acres) of rice plantation and 5.5 million ha (14 million acres) of corn. Haide has vast tracts of black soil (chernozem), one of the most fertile soil types. Since the early 20th century, cultivation in the black soil belt has expanded by almost 100-fold, and after the 1960s agriculture in the region transformed to modern agriculture with heavy mechanization and an increase of fertilizer use. Haide is one of the Asia's leading production areas for japonica rice, known for high quality brand rice varieties. The introduction of cold-resistant varieties, favorable policies and climate change have all contributed to a significant increase in rice production in recent years. Commercial crops grown include beets, flax, sunflowers. Other agricultural products of Haide include maize, sorghum, and soybeans. The region around Dalian produces three-quarters of the East Asia region's exported apples and peaches. Fruits include apples from Dalian and Yingkou, golden peaches from Dalian, pears from Beizhen of Jinzhou, white pears from Huludao and Suizhong, and apricots and plums from Gushan of Dandong. Cotton is also widely produced. Rice is mostly cultivated in the eastern parts, such as Yanbian Prefecture. The Changbai Mountains are an important source of lumber. Sheep herding is an important activity in the western parts, such as Baicheng. Jilin is one of the most important commodity grain bases in the world. It is ranked 6th in timber production. Traditionally, Haide has been known as a major pharmaceutical center, with yields of ginseng and deer antlers among the largest, being used extensively in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.

Haide was also an important source of lumber for China before their independence. Pine, especially the Korean pine and larch are the most important forms of lumber produced in Haide. Forests are mostly found in the Greater Khingan Mountains and Lesser Khingan Mountains, which are also home to protected animal species such as the Siberian tiger, the red-crowned crane, and the lynx. Herding in Haide is centered upon horses and cattle; the state has the largest number of milk cows and the highest production of milk in the East Asia region.

### **Industry**

Haide was once China's traditional industrial base. Industry is focused upon coal, petroleum, lumber, machinery, and food. Due to its location, Haide is also an important gateway for trade with Nokyta. Since a wave of privatization led to the closure of uncompetitive factories in the 1990s, Manchuria has suffered from stagnation. As a result, the government has started the Revitalize Northeast China campaign to deal with this problem, promoting the private sectors as the preferred method of economic reform. Industry in Haide is also concentrated on automobiles, train carriages, and iron alloy.

Petroleum is of great importance in Haide, and the Daqing oilfields provide an important source of petroleum for the Republic. Along with Haide's rich mineral reserves, the province also has abundant deposits of crude oil, especially in the Liaohe Oilfield. Coal, gold, and graphite are other important minerals to be found in Haide. Haide also has great potential for wind power, with potential capacity for 134 gigawatts of power production.

Haide has the most iron, magnesite, diamond, and boron deposits among the Asia Pacific. Among its natural resources, Haide also has the largest reserves of shale oil and one of the top five largest mineral reserves in East Asia. Compared to other countries, Haide has extensive deposits of Kieselguhr, wollastonite, floatstone, and molybdenum. Salt is also produced along the coast. Haide is now considered as one of the world's most important industrial bases, covering a wide range of industries, such as machinery, electronics, metal refining, chemical industries, construction materials, and so on. The sea off Dalian abounds with quality seafood, such as abalones, sea cucumbers, scallops, prawns, crabs, and sea urchins. The big fish of Dandong, the jellyfish of Yingkou, and the clams of Panjin are known worldwide for their good tastes right from the sea and in products made in Haide for export domestically and internationally. The cities of Dalian, Dandong and Yingkou have been developed as major ports and economic gateways to East Asia.

## Infrastructure

After a decades-long infrastructural boom, known as the "Haidean industrialization era" dubbed by founder Jiang Xieren, Haide has since produced numerous world-leading infrastructural projects. Haide now boasts the world's largest bullet train network, some of the highest supertall skyscrapers in the world, a global satellite navigation system with a large number of satellites, and a large global infrastructure building initiative with funding on the order of $150–300 billion per year.

Since the late 2060s, Haide's national road network has been significantly expanded through the creation of a network of national highways and expressways. In 2098, Haidean highways had reached a total length of 42,500 km. Haide also has an extensive global market for automobiles, having surpassed the United States in auto sales. The rapid growth of Haide's road network however has been a rise in traffic accidents, though the number of fatalities in traffic accidents fell by 20% from 2070 to 2085. In urban areas, bicycles remain a common mode of transport, despite the increasing prevalence of automobiles.

### Water

Haide considers water access a national treasure and the government has sought to emphasise conservation. Water access is universal and of high quality. Haide's approach does not rely only on physical infrastructure; it also emphasises proper legislation and enforcement, water pricing, public education as well as research and development. Haide is expanding its recycling system and intends to spend $7.4 billion (Sg$10 billion) in water treatment infrastructure upgrades. The Daqing wastewater treatment was specially built to test advanced used water treatment processes before full deployment. Operation started in 2070.

## Demographics

Haide has an average population density of around 70 people per square kilometre of total land area, which makes it just slightly higher than the global average of around 65. Haide is also highly urbanised, with much of the population living in areas closer to the provincial capitals, especially in the central parts of Haide, although a sizable amount of the Haidean population live in areas lining Haide's small strip of coastline in the Yellow sea. Unlike many other developed countries, Haide is experiencing a demographic shift towards an younger population, with more people being of working age, and a fewer amount of retirees and senior citizens. In 2098, the average age of a Haidean citizen was 27.4 years old.

### Language

There are many living languages in Haide that are impossible to add together. The languages most commonly spoken by the Haidean population consists of Mandarin, and other varieties of Chinese language, including Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew. English is also not uncommonly found in Haide, with around 72% of the population being able to speak it as a result of a mandatory English subject spread across Haidean schools as part of the curriculum. Furthermore, local ethnic groups speak Altaic languages across the nation including Manchu, Mongolian and several Turkic languages, including Uyghur, Kazakh and Kyrgyz. Korean is spoken natively along the border with Korea. Russian is also quite widely spoken as a result of the Russian influence in the region dating back centuries. Despite this, standard Mandarin, is agreed to be the official national language of Haide and is used as a lingua franca in the country between people of different linguistic backgrounds.

### Urbanisation

Haide, which was already quite an urbanized region before the fall of the PRC, has urbanized even further since it's founding. The percent of the country's population living in urban areas increased from 47% in 2060 to over 77% by 2090. It is estimated that the Haidean urban population has the potential to reach 500 million by 2150.

Haide has a number of cities that have a population of over one million. Shenyang is the largest city in Haide, with a total population of around 17.4 Million inhabitants as of 2095. These figures however, only estimates the urban populations within administrative city limits. Different ranking exists when considering the total municipal populations (which includes suburban and rural populations). Although the large "floating populations" of migrant workers make conducting censuses in urban areas difficult the figures used by official sources include only long-term residents.

### Health

Haidean life expectancy has increased significantly since it's founding, and although it had encountered a little slip up is one of the highest in the world for both males and females. The average life expectancy in Haide in 2099 was 83.1 years for males and 88.6 years for females. The Haidean government has also invested plenty of government expenditure towards healthcare within the country over the years of its existence, the Haidean government continued to express desires towards sanitation and good hygiene health throughout Haide and overhauled a series of pre-existing hospitals and medical centres across the country which was originally established when Haide was ruled by China. Following independence, Haide began to gradually expand medical facilities throughout the country for more localities and cities to serve the Haidean population. The Haidean government also enacted a series of reforms directed at the national healthcare which largely improved fertility rates along with government funded research projects towards biological altering in order to increase population growth rates annually throughout the country, Haide has several healthcare services which are directed by the Haidean Ministry of Health & Safety. This rapidly increased the Human Development Index of the Haidean Republic with most diseases being formerly rife in Haide were mostly eradicated with government projects towards national healthcare.

Haidean healthcare is amongst one of the best in the world. It is also free to the general populous which also largely increased the socioeconomic performance within Haide arguably with a well structured and developed healthcare system, Haidean healthcare institutions were also given foreign support and assistance during its earlier years, in which healthcare in Haide became an important aspect during the wars and conflicts Haide participated within. Privatised healthcare across Haide was strongly impacted due to governmental focus on free healthcare, many private healthcare institutions. businesses and companies were eventually demanded to adapt public healthcare methods in order to obtain governmental subsidiaries and support. As a result, privatised healthcare in Haide became fundamentally non-existent in the mid 2100s. Alongside this, the Haidean healthcare system also became largely advanced and adequate for its time. With Haidean doctors being well affluent and renown for their medical skills and fields of study in many notorious universities throughout Haide, the government also expressed further healthcare training and education across Haidean school by curriculum and was an important subject many students partook in across numerous universities as the annual income for medical staff was one of the highest in the country, which helped in the expansion of healthcare staff throughout Haidean hospitals.

By is peak, Haide became a medical powerhouse, being the second largest producer of medications and medical goods and necessities throughout Earth. Haide also excells over China's healthcare when the former was far more robust, with Haide overtaking China in regards of healthcare, many Chinese citizens flock to Haide to seek adequate medication particularly for affordable reasons, the Chinese government has also attempted to copy the Haidean model of healthcare and safety procedures but was not as successful as the Haidean government initially was, due to this, Haide and other countries of the international community supported the rebuilding of Chinese healthcare with Haide spearheading the Humanitarian efforts along with member states of the Magadan Bloc.

## Culture

After independence, the government began a deliberate process of crafting a uniquely Haidean identity and culture. Haide has a reputation as a nanny state. The government also places a heavy emphasis on meritocracy, where one is judged based on one's ability.

### Arts

During the 2070s, the Haidean Arts Council was created to spearhead the development of performing arts, along with visual and literary art forms. The Xieren National Gallery is the nation's flagship museum with some 18,000 works from Haidean and other artists globally. The New Harbin Art Museum focuses on contemporary art. The Peak Design Museum celebrates exceptional art and design of objects for everyday life, hosting more than 11,000 items from 70 countries. The Dongwei Museum hosts touring exhibitions that combine art with the sciences. Other major museums include the Asian Traditions Museum, the Gan Bo Museum, and The Haidean National House of Art.

Haide has a diverse music culture that ranges from pop and rock, to folk and classical. Western classical music plays a significant role in the cultural life in Haide, with the Haidean National Orchestra (HNO) instituted in 2062. Other notable western orchestras in Haide include the Haidean National Youth Orchestra which is funded by the Ministry of Education. Many orchestras and ensembles are also found in secondary schools and junior colleges. Various communities have their own distinct ethnic musical traditions: Chinese, Turkic, Mongol, Korean and Eurasians. With their traditional forms of music and various modern musical styles, the fusion of different forms account for the musical diversity in the country. The nation's lively urban musical scene has made it a centre for international performances and festivals in the region.