South China Company

The South China Company is a nation which encompassed the Guangxi, Guangdong and Vietnam areas. The first evidence of the nation's existence is from a map created by Flareon on SD3, and was founded by players desannak and daminininic, though settlement in China had begun shortly beforehand. At the time of it's founding, the nation was determined in creating a prosperous southern piece of China for themselves. However, as time progressed, the nation would soon begin finding aspirations in expanding to all of China, which it was eventually able to do following the fall of the Liu Dynasty on SD68. By the time it had annexed the totality of the Chinese subcontinent at its modern day borders, the ideals attributed to the "South China Company" at its founding had all but fallen away, leaving an entirely newly formed Chinese state in its place.

## Pre-History

On SD1, the original founder, desannak, had wandered from spawn at the later-named Spawn International Zone into Greece, stopping by in Hatay to observe local buildings and to receive bread (as he was starving at the time). The purpose of the stop was in hopes of setting up a permanent home in Athens, which the user enjoyed greatly due to his enjoyment of Socratic philosophy. However, due to the mountainous geography and danger posed in hoping to settle in the area (at the time sleeping to skip the night hadn't yet been implemented, causing waves of mobs to attack for multiple minutes), the user instead decided to sail for Asia. Taking a sea route out of the Red Sea, then around the Indian subcontinent, desannak eventually landed in Singapore, which he deemed too developed and crowded for him to enjoy settling. Afterwards, he sailed by Northern Brunei to scout it's ability to be settled, to little avail due to its harsh and dense jungle. Sailing straight north, desannak eventually decided on the island of Hainan, which had flat terrain just north of it. The flat area north of Hainan is where first development begun, with a bed to ensure the new location of home and torches being placed soon afterwards.

## History

### **Founding and Constitution**

On SD2, user daminininic joined the server and moved to settle with desannak. After brainstorming, the duo decided to create an anarcho-capitalist state titled the "South China Company", who's purpose would be to create and export as many goods to the market as possible. The original constitution, still kept at the first site of founding says this (spelled as it is in the official document):

> DECREE ON THE CREATION OF THE SOUTH CHINA COMPANY:
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> The South China Company shall be created, under the authority of His Majesty the King, with the purpose of developing, cultivating, and trading within the realms surrounding the South China Sea.
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> The South China Company shall work autonomously under the control of the Board of Directors, with members being approved by His Majesty. The members of the Board of Directors shall serve until death, retirement, or termination at the behest of the other members or the king.
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> The South China Company is to have its headquarters on the island of Hainan. It may set up branch locations so long as it does not come into conflict with the native governments of the region.
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> Unless explicitly stated, all entities, governmental or otherwise, wishing to engage in trade with The South China Company must pay a flat tariff to be set by the Board of Directors.
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> The South China Company shall be allowed to raise a standing army in times of war or internal strife in order to maintain stability and protect national interests. This army is not to engage in offensive warfare without the explicit permission of His Majesty.
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> The South China Company shall have the authority to set treaties with other national entites, so long as they do not come into conflict with the foreign policy of His Majesty's government.
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> The South China Company shall have the power to set laws in the territory it has authority over, so long as they do not come into conflict with His Majesty's laws or violate the natural rights of those living in Company territory.
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Specifically who "His Majesty the King" is was never officially decided upon. When questioned, user desannak said that it was likely a British King from the real world, though one that never existed. However, the "Board of Directors" were meant to be the users controlling the country at the time, desannak and daminininic.

Following the writing of the Constitution, desannak built a small cacophony of barrels, furnaces, a crafting table, and a nearby bed as his first base. The setup of such base still partly remains to this day, though has been largely replaced by more modern storage facilities (chests). A sign from the era remains on a double chest following the first importation of a villager from Hong Kong, reading: "stupid villager became farmer," believed to be an error because barrels cause fishermen. daminininic's original base stays exactly as it was when he left a few weeks into the server, standing tall in the mountains of the island of Hainan. He had planned to flatten the island and build a large capital base spanning it's entirety, though, following his leave, user desannak was unsure whether he should continue this plan or leave the base as is, eventually (by choosing none at all), he landed on the latter.

On SD2, desannak built a railroad from Hainan to Hong Kong, with the intent of transporting villagers into the growing city.

With many nations deciding to post their basic information in #nation-info, the duo wondered if they should do the same. However, neither of them ended up doing so, resulting in very little early information being easily discoverable.

### **Early Treaties**

#### Treaty of Singapore

Following Trin's arrival in the Philippines as "The Kingdom of New Leon", the South China Company saw opportunity for a strategic ally and trading partner in the region, as well as daminininic hatching an idea to seize the islands in the South China Sea before the Philippines could claim them (and eventually artificially grow them to the island it is today) which resulted in the creation of the Treaty of Singapore. This treaty continues to exist today, and has the following clauses:

> TREATY OF SINGAPORE
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> The South China Company shall retain the rights to all islands and archipelagos in the South China Sea.
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> The Kingdom of New Leon and South China Company shall enter into a status of free trade.
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> The Kingdom of New Leon and the South China Company shall enter into a pact of mutual protection against all enemies, internal and foreign.
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> Signed,
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> daminininic
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> desannak
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> Trinitiii
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#### S.C. Co. & Liao

This document, largely forgotten to history, is the original document which eventually expanded into creating the Brunei Pact.

On SD4, Flareon, as the Grand Principality of Vancouver in America, had claimed a sizable chunk of China through the port city of Shanghai. As a result, the South Chinese players worried for an international scramble for treaty ports, which would threaten their sovereignty and ability to expand into new regions in the area. The duo had the idea of bringing the Northern Liao Dynasty into a pact with the intent of diplomatically pressuring Flareon to leave Shanghai. When the leader of the Liao Dynasty, qkjv, was contacted regarding his thoughts of the expansion, the following conversation occurred:

> desannak: i do not enjoy alaska spreading into major urban centers in china, you being the other chinese power i was wondering if we could perhaps come to an arrangement
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> qkjv: what sort of arrangement
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> desannak: perhaps china should keep its populace within its own borders, who wants their home region colonized, anyway?
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> qkjv: i like having colonies
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> desannak: but do you enjoy your region being colonized?
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> qkjv: nope
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> desannak: neither do i, perhaps we can lay some plans
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> qkjv: good idea
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On SD5, the treaty, which had been decided to be secret, had been put into words on paper, which had the following clauses, with bracketed text not showing up in the original treaty:

> ---ALLIANCE TREATY---
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> 1. The South Chinese Company and the Liao Dynasty will enter into a pact of mutual alliance and protection.
> 2. This alliance will allow each party to call upon each other in war, whether it be for resource or manpower purposes.
> 3. In the event of conflict, a recognized representative will meet from both parties to discuss plans between the nations if it is requested.
> 4. Upon signing this treaty, the Liao Dynasty affirms that it is not a member of any rival organization at the time of signing.
> 5. Upon signing this treaty, the South Chinese Company affirms that it is not a member of any rival organization at the time of signing.
> 6. Under the pains and penalty of perjury, both parties solemnly affirm that terms IV and V are followed at the time of signing.
> 7. This treaty and it's terms may be amended or destroyed, but only with approval from both consenting parties.
> 8. Both parties reserve the right to withdraw from this alliance whenever deemed necessary.
> 9. Both parties agree that recent imperial conquest into Shanghai and bordering areas is an intolerable action which must quickly be rectified.
> 10. Both parties recognize that the rectification may require military action in the event that an ultimatum fails.
> 11. Both parties recognize that war with the imperialist occupying Shanghai may result in war with America [Pan-American League had formed a few days prior].
> 12. Both parties affirm that they will attempt to bring America away from intervention.
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The treaty was hidden in a chest under the bed of desannak, and was then signed by desannak, qkjv, and daminininic in that order. Though, daminininic's signature does not show up in the final treaty due to a technical problem.

##### **Expansion of the Brunei Pact**

In order to get further pressuring power, qkjv decided erroneously to ask other members in the region on their desire to join a pact to force foreigners out of Asia. The transcripts of these discussions are, as of now, lost. Minermao, as the Commonwealth of Taiwan, approached desannak with an offer to join an alliance. It was approached with suspicion, leading to desannak to join the ASS Pact. Acting partly as a spy for the pact created with qkjv, the following conversation occurred:

> desannak: got invited to a pact server
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> qkjv: okay
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> desannak: doesnt have you in it but it has flareon
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> qkjv: i already have the pact written, although this pact is specifically pan-asian
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> desannak: im worried that this one that i was just invited to, makes vancouver seem like he's going to be in asia longer
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> qkjv: mhm
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> desannak: they're talking about the offer you've sent to papua new guinea
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> qkjv: how did they find out, did she tell them?
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> desannak: yeah
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> qkjv: damn
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> desannak: not great
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On SD6, qkjv, in private discussion, mentioned that he planned a merger between the two pacts. desannak, according to message records, called the situation: "we are negotiating to the same group at the same time for different terms." What the terms desannak was looking for with the ASS Pact have been lost to time, though this resulted in the idea of a united meeting the following day to figure out specific terms. As a result, the two pacts merged and later developed into the Brunei Pact.

### **Conclusion of Shanghai Crisis**

On SD8, qkjv's Liao Dynasty created a shared area in the former area of Shanghai. While not expressly admitted, desannak saw it as betrayal. These beliefs stemmed from qkjv's renaming to a dynasty, which desannak believed signalled their desire to unite all of China. As a result, though never realized, desannak desired to enter negotiations to split China in half, following the Shanghai border, permitting for further territory to be officially controlled allowing fortifications to be built along the border for possible invasion. However, this plan never went into action following qkjv's withdrawal from Asia to found the Republic of Undersnow.

Despite nothing coming of it, the events led desannak to desire to control as much of China as possible, and to hopefully unite the entire region under a rough estimate of the Qing's borders. While these plans were similarly never realized, the ideals guided policy, eventually being further developed at a later time.

### Brink of War between Bengal and South China

On SD8, the Battle at Saigon (SD8) occurred between later members of the Mujahideen and Chinese forces, resulting in desannak being killed, his only player-caused death to date. The immediate cause of the battle was desannak sailing to the "Animan Islands" and changing the words on a sign honoring "war hero" Taraguete (whom was honored such due to his kidnapping of the user, toasterdog, who eventually created Brittany. Bengal demanded immediate compensation of 64 diamonds, which daminininic stated, "we dont even have 64 diamonds 💀". Following the demand and rising tensions, all members of the Brunei Pact closed their borders to all outside nations, requiring a VISA to be made and approved on a google form to enter. This Google Form is still active, though neither user ever checks it. Following this, LordPrem sailed to the island of Borneo and wrote "bus" in dirt blocks, before gearing up with Taraguete for a standoff in Saigon. daminininic and desannak wore plain diamond armor with little to no enchants, while the Bengali players came in partial netherite and fully enchanted. The battle resulted in the killing of desannak, and the loss of his chestplate. The situation returned to status quo with high tensions following the battle.

Later dialogue revealed that the intention of Bengal was to "defeat" the South China Company, though the extent to which isn't described. The following dialogue is isolated to the important messages:

> desannak: Prem also wanted to take me over
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> Timelord: It's true, much of Bengal's foreign policy in the early days of the server revolved around isolating and defeating south China
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> Siegfried: Into Desannak's south china?
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> Timelord: Yeah, we had plans to annex Burma and stage a false flag attack to instigate war with DezNat
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On SD12, with tensions still high demanding all user's attention, desannak realized that review and tests for AP were far more important than the server, however, he still wanted to use it as a calming downtime between studies. As a result, he contacted the moderators and asked for diplomatic immunity, which was approved and lasted for the remainder of the month.

### **Spiritual Awakening**

As a result of the conflict, desannak would resort to Christianity as a savior for his nation. Originally intended to be isolated to the server, this eventually spiraled into a larger dedication to the faith both inside the server and outside. This awakening has spanned since the Battle of Saigon until today, developing further complexity as time continued. On SD9, desannak traveled to the spawn at Yemen and built the "HOME FOR THE NEWLY SPAWNED," when questioned if it was at spawn, desannak cited Mark 2:17 and replied "yes, for '"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: `I desire mercy, not sacrifice. ' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.' " On SD11, the "HOME OF THE LORD" was constructed next to a farm.

Following the tensions and constructions from SD8-SD11, desannak (now mostly playing by himself, with daminininic being entirely absent from this point forth), began building another, larger, church. On SD23, the "TEMPLE OF THE LORD" was created, interrupted only by Qwasic's request of a church being built in the city of Chicago on SD21.

Not yet satisfied with the scale of his temples, sometime after SD11, desannak began flattening the Chinese hillside between Vietnam and Hainan, with assistance from Ninja, Republic of Undersnow, and their tools. Eventually, he had flattened enough area to create a "Home for Villagers," established on SD62.

Around SD69, the still-in-construction basilica placed between Hainan and Vietnam had begun being built. The evidence of this being that this was the first day desannak requested to buy quartz from the international community. The temple has, as of yet, remained unfinished. It is the last piece in the temple saga as of yet, and likely the last to be built in the region given later developments.

### **Expansion of the Company**

On SD30, qkjv left all of his territory in Northern China to the Brunei Pact. In private discussions, it was agreed that the South China Company would inherit all of the land, though, mapmakers later only gave the claims of Beijing officially to the company. As a result, the Liu Dynasty was founded in the empty space around Shanghai around SD47, eventually swelling to take up much of Asia. At the time, desannak was on a cruise to Alaska, which resulted in the Liu Dynasty entirely annexing South China with apparently little complaint from anyone on the server, and turning the area into a heritage site, removing all flags and livestock in the process. Eventually the Chinese Federation was created to solve the crisis, with each nation in China falling under a shared federation.

The diplomacy of JuGGerNauT unnerved desannak, who believed that they wanted to steal his BP mandate to all of China for their own, and place him as little more than a state under a larger empire. Taiwan, in private messages lost to time, agreed that this was likely their course of action. As a result, it guided South China's policy for the period.

The Chinese Federation continued until SD67, in which JuGGerNauT announced his leave from China. As a result, South China immediately moved to annex all of the remaining claims, unwilling to let the mandate slip from their hands once more. Finally, after a little over a month of waiting, China had it's long-awaited mandate over the entirety of the area. Following this, it has since inherited the name "Chinese Federation," though an official name to represent the new state has yet to be chosen. Similarly, the ideals of the government were lost almost immediately after daminininic went absent from the server, meaning an official government has also, as of yet, not been chosen.

The latest expansion was on SD69, in which the nation annexed much of Thailand, reaching its border as far south as the Malay canal.

## Current Developments

Following the total annexation of the Chinese continent, the nation has begun greatly industrializing. On SD78, an automatic farm and vineyard were established east of Hainan, with posters representing the current internal conflict being posted on the back-end of it (currently a large poster of the album cover of the Life of Pablo).

On SD80, an ice super-highway was made from Hainan to Beijing, which shortened travel time from the south to the north to just 30 seconds.

On SD88, the Imperial Palace began construction. Originally intended to be a home for villagers at the vineyard, it's scope and scale increased massively following desannak's attempt to follow a Chinese-style construction. On the same day, cherry trees were introduced to the country.

On SD100, a statue of Christ the Redeemer was built north of the old home (now an old vineyard) of desannak. On roughly the same day, Carrow had remarked on the impressive nature of an automatic cobblestone farm. Following this, desannak investigated the machine and remade it in his nation, creating the, as of yet, largest stone smelter in the world, allowing for a continuous flow of smelted stone to be used in building around the nation.

This industrialization resulted in the beginning of administrative organization. Hitherto, the entire nation had been directly controlled by desannak, with little care for internal borders. With the construction, care for borders and what is exactly controlled has come to interest the controller of the nation, resulting in the currently largest demarcating effort in the server's history. This administrative effort has split the nation into three factions, each preferring different forms of developing the country further: the Move South, Move West, and Move North movements, of which none have been selected to represent the policy of the nation as of yet.

## The Influence of Kanye West's Discography on the South China Company

Throughout the history of the Minecraft server, desannak explored Kanye's musical discography album by album, beginning with College Dropout. Following the Battle of Saigon on SD8, the song "Jesus Walks" became a quick favorite of the leader. Eventually, he expanded to listen to JESUS IS KING, and found further music to inspire his spiritual awakening on the server. Mostly, "On God" and "Follow God" were large influences. These songs remained strong influences on the user until his temporary departure to Seattle, in which he began listening to the 2018 album "ye" as well as the album "Yeezus," which contributed greatly towards the current era of the South China Company.

Sometime following his return to the server, desannak listened to "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," which began his turn away from largely Christian-focused builds as he began considering more extravagant and flashy builds. Before re-listening to this album following his return, desannak was a staunch anti-farm actor within the South China Sea, preferring the reward from rural living. However, the demand for larger, more artistic, and more functional builds began to outweigh the desire for expanding the temple or church. This can be seen when comparing the three temples currently built, the first two backed by rigid scripture and following the word of the Bible. Whereas the new temple notably uses multiple stacks of quartz to build its walls, a resource exploited from the server's Hell, which did not go unnoticed by the creator. A conflict between fashion and piety began for the build, which has greatly stalled its progress.

This struggle manifested itself into the current era of South Chinese politics, in which desannak listened through The Life of Pablo and found that the conflict within the nation was somewhat comparable. At the time of writing, a poster of the album cover for The Life of Pablo hangs on the front of the large automatic crop farm established by the vineyard, shedding light on the conflict.

As a result of the influence from this musical journey, the developed areas in South China are divided into two symbolic forces: the unfinished temple in the west, and the unfinished Imperial Palace in the East, both of which demand the attention of desannak in this conflict. Further listening of Late Registration and Donda 2 may bring new developments for the nation, but this is yet to occur.