NationStates Jolt Archive

Today was the day; the plan was finally being set in motion. For months now an extremist faction of Avadria's Chinese population had been planning and preparing for their valiant stand against the government. Hundreds upon hundreds of banners were made as were thousands of pamphlets. All of them pressing for one cause: The Empire needed to recognize Chinese as a main language. It didn't seem like a terribly large issue for those living outside of New Beijing, but for those Avadrians of Chinese descent it was a matter of pride and recognition.

They finally picked the day to make their move. In the morning, people on the street began to pass out the pamphlets and fliers. Most Chinese saw interest in them, but the Japanese and Koreans merely tossed them aside. The pamphlets each called for the citizens to gather at noon on one of the cities main streets, right in the center of the major business quarter. Of course the police got word of the gathering and would be waiting.

((OOC: This is closed to posts for the moment))

At quarter to noon the faction gathered in the streets, facing off against a small contingent of armed police who appeared to be rather bored. Although several police officers in the ranks supported the cause, they figured it would never take off. Little did they know when the clock struck twelve and the businessmen left for lunch, the crowds would swell.

Soon more banners were raised as businessmen began to join the ranks of the radicals, there numbers growing from mere hundreds to thousands and then later in the day it would shift towards the hundreds of thousands. As they gathered, one of the leaders began acquired a megaphone to chant, rallying the crowds behind him. They responded enthusiastically in one loud, booming, voice.

The police, obviously shaken by the turnout, called for support. Soon hundreds of military police gathered on the scene, forming a line across the lane. The crowds began to get restless, spurred on by a select few in the crowds. Objects were being hurled towards the police as well as the cry for change.

As the day dragged on, hundreds of soldiers moved by the protests approached the 'enemy' lines, absorbed into the struggle, their officers helpless to the mutiny. Soon the army forces were split even further, the protestors now armed to a great degree. The fear of bullets being hurled along with the stones rippled through the remaining soldiers. The thought of calling in Avadrian soldiers hung in the commands mind, but they would try and hold them off as best they could by themselves.

OOC: New Beijing, although within Avadria, is usually regarded as its own separate nation of sorts. They have their own military (which acts only within the city itself unless called upon by the Empire) and do not rely entirely on the main government (although they all still pledge loyalty to the Emperor).

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