KWAN ZHIYONG: Good Afternoon. After nearly a year of deliberation, the Republican Party has finally moved its sanctions bill to a vote. The process of drafting this bill was painstaking and involved a number of privy parties from around the country and indeed in Dankuk as well. When the Republicans first introduced this legislation, it was a very extreme bill which proposed a 60% tariff on wholesale imports from Dankuk into Indrala. This extreme and irrational imposition garnered the attention of the Premier of Dankuk, who expressed his concern with the bill; concerns which our party shared. We stated from the beginning that a bill which hinders the progress of the pro-democratic faction of Dankuk and indeed the livelihoods of average Dranians must be avoided. We believe that through consultation and bilateral cooperation, we have achieved a piece of legislation which targets the corrupt lawmakers associated with the National Conservative Party of Dankuk, not the hard-working people of Eljang. For that reason, our party will be supporting this piece of legislation.
DR. JIN MEIHUI: Leader Kwan expressed to me her disapproval of the early drafts of this legislation, and I pledged that as Minister of Foreign Affairs I would do everything in my power to hinder R-201's implementation. Today, with a much moderated and targeted piece of legislation, I will instead work hard to ensure that the articles in R-201 will be used to the fullest of their capability against the illegitimate presidency of Taeyang Sang-Ah and her National Conservative Party. To reiterate, our Party's only priority in the renegotiations of this bill was to shift the burden of our government's actions away from the Dranian people and onto the Dranian tyrants.
Reporter Huai Ming Xia: Excuse me sir, can you please describe to me what the state of the investigation is? Why is it taking so long? The families of the victims want answers.SPS Agent: We cannot comment on any ongoing investigations *pause* hey Chu Gen, why don't you haul a** and pick up those f***** boxes! Sorry ma'am, we cannot comment on the investigation however we can say that it is moving along swiftly.
This government is fully committed to the families and friends of the victims in this tragic accident. The justice department is following procedures that are tried and true, and have consistently resulted in answers. We anticipate the final report from the SPS in the near future so that families can have closure. We will hold those responsible fully accountable.
Ye Jingyi
Minister of Justice
Reporter Huai Ming Xia: Good morning Lan Fen and Chun, how are you two today?Yu Lan Fen: The sun is so bright today, we will have good yields. I can taste the coal in my mouth. It's raw.
Yu Chun: I am well, my feet are already swelling up though. We have too much respect for our work to use chairs.
Reporter Huai Ming Xia: Wonderful. so I must ask, how did you two start working at the mines? I understand you were very young.Yu Chun: Well my mother was the local whore and she always went to the mines in the morning for early service. My sister and I never started that way, however my mother managed to get us jobs. Years went by and suddenly you can't find a single man working here anymore. Some say the coal got more delicate and the men couldn't handle it, us ladies think the men got delicate and they can't handle us!
Reporter Huai Ming Zia: That's inspiring. Tell me Lan Fen, why do you feel unrepresented in this country?Yu Lan Fen: Thanks, Ms. Huai for asking. We have been ignored by the big suits in Tian'an for a very long time. They don't notice us at the mines. This is about to change you see. For the first time in over 60 years, a politician graced the streets of our village and asked us what we need help with. That was Grand Chancellor Zhang Zemin. He is a beautiful man with legs. I feel like they care about us minefolk for once!
Reporter Huai Ming Zia: So what exactly do you sisters wish from a government? What issues do you care for?Yu Chun: I am an oldtimer, so I don't exactly get what these suited up big jobs in Tian'an are all about, but really I just want two things: 1. Respect 2. I want to work these bloody mines until I die. Don't forget a word I say. I'll be here from dust to dust.
Reporter Huai Ming Zia: Well I really do appreciate your time ladies, I'll let you get back to work.Yu Sisters: Thank you Miss
My friends, and fellow Indralans. For too long have you been ignored; you have been sidelined by a government not concerned with domestic affairs, but rather occupied unnecessarily with international disputes that have no benefit for you. You elect a government to see your lives improve, not the lives of people half way round the world. The current establishment are obsessed with what I and the General like to call "liberal interventionism". When a left-leaning government attempts to get tangled up within international affairs through unnecessary means such as sanctions and embargoes. Despite their reallocation of resources to other areas, they still wish to display power at all costs - unless it means using the military, in which case we then back out.
Domestic Affairs have been ignored by government for a while now. The Reformists will change that. The people who make Indrala run - the miners, and the farmers,
and the factory workers - shall have the support of the government again. We will return Indrala to the people. Mining will boom, and Indrala will become the greatest manufacturing nation in the world. I have faith that, through privatisation, mixed with a strong, small central government, we can achieve this by the end of the century - perhaps earlier.
If we do not believe we can, we won't. The establishment have had an all too negative attitude for too long now. They do not believe in Indrala. They do not believe in the people of Indrala. Well let us offer you an alternative that does believe in Indrala; that does believe in the people. Therefore, let us go forward believing that we can, believing we must. Let us set a benchmark for others to follow. Let us, together, reestablish Indrala as the strong leader that it once was. Indeed, together we shall make Indrala great again. Thank-you and goodnight!
KWAN ZHIYONG: Today I spent the day looking into the smiling faces of so many beautiful children. In the eyes of these students you can see the hope for our nation; and yet, there are some voices in this country that want to ensure that when these kids grow up that there is no National University system and no Indrala Scholarship Fund to help them reach the fullest of their god-given potential. That the Reformists, in particular, are calling for the full privatization of our educational system makes my skin crawl. I want Mr. Jin and General Xun to come and meet a young girl here, Xiafeng. Her parents are illiterate farmers who could not go to school because the system was privatized under the Republic's Conservatives. For her family, Xiafeng is the only chance they have to walk the flower path and escape the clutches of poverty. Xiafeng is the top student here, and indeed ranked in the top 10 students in Mudanwan. And yet, Mr. Jin and General Xun have the gall to look her in the face and ask "how much money is in your families pocket?" before declaring that she has a right to learn. Shame.KEVIN WU, Press Secretary to the Leader of the Official Opposition: The Leader has time for a few questions.JIA ZHENGSHU, Tian'an Times: You brought them up before I did, but when we last spoke there were only three parties in Indrala, and now there is the Reformist Party. What is your message to voters ahead of 4309 who might be looking at the Reformists as an alternative to the Republicans?
KWAN ZHIYONG: Well, our message is simple. It has been, and will always be about putting working-people first and ensuring that everyone in Indrala has an equal opportunity to prosper. Our party has been enthusiastically putting forward our message since our inception, and you can see our efforts in comparison to other parties. For instance, in just this current National Conference, our party has put forward 10 bills, or nearly 80% of all legislation voted on the floor. NAP, not surprisingly, has continued their proud party tradition of incompetence and hasn't put forward a bill for over a decade. The first bill to come from the Reformists had at its core a mission to make our society more violent. With these two parties only standing against things, will we ever hear their solutions? Their alternatives? I'm not so sure.MA GANRU, Southern Voice: Ms. Kwan, with recent legislation such as R-203, it seems that the Republicans have shifted their focus away from their traditional support base of Shu to the province of Anle. Does the Lotus Party have a message to the people of Anle?
KWAN ZHIYONG: I reject the premise of that question because it assumes that our message is one which must be localized in order to gain support. Our message has always been one which is about unifying Indralans from top to bottom. I'll leave the regionalist pandering to the Republicans and Reformists.SHI ZETIEN, TNN: Ms. Kwan, the Reformists have lumped you and the Republicans together as "the Establishment." It's true that we've seen a lot of bilateral work between your two parties. How can your party be seen as a 'government-in-waiting' if you work with the sitting government so often?
KWAN ZHIYONG: Well, again I disagree. Our party is unconventional in our approach to politics, in that we always put country before party. If we can work across the aisle to deliver results for Indralans, shouldn't we? Is that not why we were voted into the National Conference? When we oppose the Republicans, we full-throatedly oppose them. When there is room to work, we capitalize on it.
Reporter Wei Fa: Grand Chancellor, will you be seeking a fourth term? The people want to know! We are going crazy, foaming at the mouth! Tell us!Grand Chancellor Zhang Zemin: Alright, I should tell you, no? As of today, I have officially decided to seek re-election as the Grand Chancellor of Indrala. I'm getting old, but not THAT old you see. I was born to serve the people of Indrala, and I will die living out my destiny.
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