1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 154



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Episode 154

[Chinese Communist Party. Abandoning the One China Principle. Recognizing Divided Provinces and Taiwan as Countries. – Tongil Daily]

[Declaration of the establishment of the Manchurian Autonomous Government including Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces. Name given. – Northeast Asia Newspaper]

[Buyeo and Korea are allied. There are two countries, but military and diplomacy will be left to Korea. – KBC]

China ultimately chose pragmatism.

They abandoned the One China principle and changed their course to at least protect the areas where they currently have influence.

All regions that had been waging civil war, including Manchuria, were recognized as independent countries, and all troops that had been sent abroad were returned to the interior, strengthening and stabilizing internal security.

Although protests were reduced and rebellions were largely suppressed, with the goal of ensuring internal security and safety, this situation of a country divided into several parts was painfully painful for China.

Buyeo, which became independent from the three northeastern provinces, united with Korea, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region became independent under the name of Southern Mongolia.

Xinjiang Uyghur and Qinghai Province were separated again due to territorial differences, with the Xinjiang Uyghur region being named East Turkestan and Qinghai Province being named Qinghai Republic, and each beginning to live independently.

And finally, it was divided into six countries, including the independent Federal State of East China centered around Shanghai and Yinhui Province, and the People’s Republic of China, which was maintained by the original Chinese Communist Party.

In fact, to be exact, by recognizing Taiwan in addition, it was divided into seven countries.

Neighboring countries also began to move quickly in step.

Mongolia has been sending endless love calls to Southern Mongolia to unite the countries, and East Turkestan has begun to rapidly become friendly with the surrounding Stan countries.

The Qinghai Republic, which originally had the largest land area in China, maintained relatively good relations with China even after independence, perhaps because it was a landlocked country.

As expected, the two countries that received the most attention after independence were Buyeo and the Hwadong Federal State.

Also, the one that was most fatal to China was the East China Federation.

The East China Federation was a region within China that possessed considerable wealth, and when the region became independent, one axis of the economy essentially collapsed.

Rather, after independence, the East China Federation grew rapidly through extensive economic exchanges with Korea and Taiwan.

Buyeo, which was founded as a union state with Korea, quickly found stability thanks to various supports from Korea.

Thanks to this, the favorability rating for Korea in Buyeo has exceeded 80%.

The military in Buyeo was effectively disbanded except for a small number needed to maintain public security, and national defense was effectively outsourced to South Korea.

There were even rumors overseas that Buyeo was essentially a modern-day colony, as Korea was in charge of diplomacy. However, the people of Buyeo were actually happy about it, as no money was spent on national defense, and the threat from China disappeared with Korea in charge of national defense.

Korea stabilized its national defense, and Buyeo was the first independent country to hold elections.

* * *

Buyeo National Broadcasting Corporation.

Interview with the President-elect.

“President Hwang Lee, how do you feel about being elected as the first president of Buyeo with overwhelming support?”

The announcer asks him a casual question.

President Hwang Lee answers with a gentle smile.

“In this chaotic situation, the task I have to perform as the first president is very important. I feel a great sense of responsibility as the first president of Buyeo.”

The announcer then asks sharp questions.

“I see. Even though you have been a general for a long time, it seems that the position of president is a burden. Then, of course, I should ask you this question first. This time, Buyeo gained independence from the People’s Republic of China. In the process, it received help from Korea and became a united nation with Korea. What does this mean?”

“First of all, we need to know why we became independent. Announcer, why did we have such a hard time becoming independent?”

President Hwang Lee asks the announcer a question in return.

The announcer thinks for a moment and then gives an answer.

“Well, there are probably other reasons, but the biggest reason is that the economic situation has become too difficult. The economic situation is getting worse and worse, but the Chinese Communist Party is busy looking after its own interests and has not paid any attention to the people. This has been especially true in local areas like Buyeo.”

President Huang Li nods.

“That’s right. They didn’t care about the economy, and they were only interested in maintaining their regime. That’s why our Buyeo became independent. We didn’t become independent simply for national independence or any other reason. Didn’t we become independent in order to live a little better?”

The announcer nods and answers President Hwang Lee’s question.

“you’re right.”

“In order for us to live well, we need a union with Korea. But that doesn’t mean we have become a colony of Korea. President Kim Jong-guk of Korea also said that Buyeo should live as Buyeo and Korea should live as Korea. However, we should strengthen economic exchanges between the two countries and unify diplomacy and military affairs to run the country more efficiently.”

After hearing President Hwang Lee’s answer, the announcer asks again.

“Mr. President, I understand. It’s not one country, but let’s go with the concept of one community. But, in fact, if Korea and Buyeo become one country, wouldn’t it be a huge economic gain for Buyeo? Wouldn’t that be better? In fact, in public opinion polls, there were quite a few people who said they would prefer it if it went to a local area in Korea.”

In fact, in opinion polls, the percentage of people who wanted to remain a local part of Korea was over 60%.

To that extent, Korea is currently an object of envy among neighboring countries.

But General Huang Li shakes his head.

“I thought the same thing at first. But think about it. In my case, I can speak Korean, but most Buyeo citizens cannot. And their cultures are quite different. In the end, if two countries that are so different become one country, there will definitely be so many problems. I think remaining in a union and becoming one country are two separate issues.”

The announcer thought carefully and then nodded again.

“Now that I think about it, you’re right. It’s funny how we call ourselves citizens of the same country when we don’t even know each other’s language.”

“That’s right. But if the languages ​​and cultures of the two countries become similar in the future, wouldn’t unification between the two countries be possible?”

While he talked about independence, he never left out the possibility of unification with Korea.

“Then, next is a question about the economic sector. The industry that was put forward as the first national task in the future… … .”

Next, questions are focused on the economic field.

But the most notable topic in this interview was the one about Korea.

After the broadcast, the number of Buyeo citizens learning Korean increased significantly.

Even though they said they would maintain a two-state system, they still wanted to become Korean citizens.

In particular, there was a reason why they wanted to become Korean citizens so badly.

In the past, they saw with their own eyes how developed a country Korea was.

The situation in North Korea before Korea was unified, and the situation near the border a few decades after unification, were literally like a world being turned upside down.

The area they live in hasn’t changed much since then, but the appearance across the border in Korea has developed to an extent that is unrecognizable since unification.

Clearly, Koreans in the northern regions, who had lived worse lives than them, were enjoying lives incomparable to theirs, and their lives were miserable then and now.

Especially at night, the dazzling lights across the border and the sound of countless cars were enough to capture their hearts.

That is why the Korean language school in Buyeo was always full.

* * *

June 2005.

As the weather began to warm up, East Asia was slowly stabilizing.

All the countries that had achieved independence had finished holding elections and were establishing national systems, and the Chinese Communist Party had also suppressed most of the protests and rebellions, bringing the situation to a certain conclusion.

Japan was a country that had been in decline for quite some time already, and with China also disintegrating in this way, Korea’s status rose even further.

According to data released by the World Bank, Korea ranked second after the United States in GDP rankings in 2004.

The United States surpassed $9 trillion for the first time, reaching $9.4 trillion.

South Korea then achieved $5.7 trillion, now catching up with the United States by less than double.

However, per capita GDP reached close to $50,000, and, excluding some city-states, it ranked first by an overwhelming margin.

The population has now surpassed 100 million and reached 110 million.

Its population, resources, and economic power were all the best in the world.

It was literally the ideal form of country that everyone hoped for.

People who want to immigrate endlessly knocked on Korea’s door, but Korea’s immigration barriers were higher than expected.

Rather than demanding anything else, he demanded the qualifications to be able to assimilate as a Korean.

They required a lot of tests on all aspects of Korea, including language, history, and culture, and if you scored fairly high on these tests, you would pass the basic first-stage immigration qualification, and only after living in Korea for 5 years and paying taxes would you be granted Korean citizenship.

“There has been a growing number of people requesting immigration recently. Mr. President, how about simplifying the test a little bit?”

The Secretary of Labor is asking for easier testing for immigrants.

I shook my head and refused his request.

“No. This is basic. I’m not saying we shouldn’t accept immigrants. We can accept immigrants. However, if we just accept people who can’t assimilate into Korea, our future generations will have to bear the social problems and costs.”

We have seen countless instances throughout history of countries indiscriminately accepting immigrants and end up with serious social problems.

That is why we could never accept immigrants indiscriminately.

Next, the Minister of Information and Communication speaks.

“Mr. President, the MVIDIA Chairman hopes to move MVIDIA to Korea this time.”

I answered with joy at the words, “I am the president of MVIDIA.”

“Is that true? Did Chairman Hwang really say he would come to Korea?”

“Yes. We’ll come to Korea next month and talk about the details.”

I paused for a moment and then spoke.

“I will discuss that myself. I will meet with Chairman Hwang in person next month to discuss it.”

It is not just anyone, but the chairman of a company that will be the biggest beneficiary of the AI ​​industry in 10 or 20 years, who is coming to Korea to say that he will move the company itself.

‘At this size, the president should step in himself.’