Six Days in Sanjii - Background

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Six Days in Sanjii :: Background File ::

How the TSA came into ownership of the Genghis Labs mining facility The Mongolian Independent States had been a trans-system entity for only fifty years, before information came to light revealing shocking violations of The Charter’s fair trade and population abuse statutes. The violations were so extreme, the sanctions imposed cost them half their assets -- an ironic turn for the young corporation, as the following note explains. The Sanjii mine was a long term venture, and was no longer economically viable. The TSA had no base in The Steppes, so as part of the reparations was scouting the repossessed and abandoned Mongolian facilities as possible outposts. These scouting surveys weren’t considered to be combat missions -- but experience had taught the TSA to assume the worse, or at least be suspicious. Especially of bitter corporations.

The Origins of The Mongolian Independent States The Mongolian Independent States broke of from China Territories a mere two years after the Charter was finalized. It was cannily timed -- every major and minor player affiliated with the TSA (plus the media) was watching closely -- waiting to see if the Territories would follow the new guidelines of the Charter, which forbade military response to anything it termed a “peaceful and popular protest or uprising.” The China Territories had an extremely bloody history in this regard, dating back well before The Expansion. If they responded true to form, the Charter would be revealed as a farce, and much, if not all of the ground gained over the last half of a century would be lost. Even under this pressure, it was still admirable that China’s response was purely legal -- battling with the Mongolian secessionists over their claim to the gate, and its territories. A battle they, in a sense, won: the Mongolian Independents were ordered to “buy” the gate, its territories, and all the material investments contained within from China Territories, on a long term payment plan with low interest. Not an ideal resolution in their eyes, but tolerable.