Chapter 258 258 The Founding of the South Seas
The streets are filled with red and white flags, festive reds, and people are dressed up in groups of people who are flying celebratory slogans and shouting uplifting slogans as they begin to converge on Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Square.
On January 1, 1988, the day of the official establishment of the Nanyang Republic, a grand opening ceremony was about to begin in the Grand Independence Square.
Lin Xuehong could feel the carnival atmosphere in the crowd, and after more than a year of struggle, a brand new country would be established under the witness of all the Nanyang Chinese. The Nanyang Chinese Liberation Organization will also go to history, and the republican government of the Nanyang Republic will soon be formed, replacing the Nanyang Liberation and beginning to exercise power.
Lim Xuehong was surrounded by his girlfriend, a Malay girl and his classmate Azri, and there were very few people in the crowd who were as coloured as her, and the Malays had undergone several large-scale migrations, basically to North Malaysia and South Malaysia. Yes, the original concept of East Malaysia and West Malaysia no longer exists, and the two states of Kelantan and Terengganu on the Malay Peninsula are called North Malaysia, while the states of Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra in Sumatra are combined into South Malaysia. The de facto ruler of Southern Malaysia is the Malay warlord Usman? Sidi, while North Malaysia is still under the direct jurisdiction of the Malaysian government.
Azri was a bit peculiar in the crowd, and she was cautious, fearing that her Malay identity would cause her trouble before following her boyfriend to the celebration. In order to prevent people from seeing her identity, she even asked Lim Xuehong to paint the star flame logo of the national flag on her face, hoping that others would not notice her Malay ethnic identity.
Apparently, however, her worries were unfounded, and although many of the people on the road were Chinese, and they were excited about the creation of a predominantly Chinese country, they did not spare the Malays. Some Malays and Hindu (the official name for the newly established Indians in their country, a homonym for the English Hindu) also mingled in the procession and shared in the joy.
The towering Independence and Freedom Monument at Merdeka Square has been erected in a few months, as if to swear to the world the strength of the Chinese in Nanyang, and is also considered to be the new landmark of Kuala Lumpur. This huge monument is 220 meters high and shaped like a sword reaching into the sky, symbolizing that independence is achieved through the hard work of warriors, and it also shows the people of the whole world that the Nanyang Chinese are not weak and can be bullied, they have the courage and courage to intervene in the face of all evil and injustice.
I don't know what the road is, but when people look up at the dark blue monument, they can feel a force lingering in their hearts.
Azri looked at the huge monument at this time, and wondered why it felt so peaceful. Although the revolutionary actions have left a large number of her people dead and displaced, the pain has brought new opportunities to the land. Azri could certainly see that society was getting better. The barriers of the past no longer exist, the country is developing at a high speed, the market is becoming more prosperous, jobs are easier to find, and life is more comfortable. And racial discrimination seems to have become less serious after the day the monument was erected.
People of different races seem to be learning to respect and understand that the Malays still live in the land, and the Chinese do not force them to do things that go against their faith, and the Malays do not force the Chinese to accept their customs again.
"That's really good." Azri thought to herself.
She is now trying to learn Chinese from Lin Xuehong, after the establishment of the Nanyang Republic, the official language is Chinese and English, and Malay is recognized as a certain status, but even if it becomes the official language, there are so many Chinese, who to speak Malay with?
Azli also thinks that learning Chinese well will be useful. Not to mention life in Kuala Lumpur or Malaya, the current Nanyang Republic has taken advantage of the fire and looted the whole of Borneo, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, and Bangka Belitung Island, covering an area of more than 1 million square kilometers, and the people of Nanyang can freely travel through these lands to find opportunities. Moreover, after the formal establishment of the Nanyang Republic, it will sign a series of agreements such as most-favored-nation treatment with China, which is inextricably linked to the north, and Nanyang people will also be able to freely enter China to visit relatives and friends, invest and do business, study and find spouses, etc.
"The president is out!" Lin Xuehong looked at the scene on the viewing platform and said excitedly to his girlfriend.
The first president of the Nanyang Republic was naturally Wang Wuguo, the leader of the Nanyang Social Democratic Party and the son of Chen Ping, who was supported by Qi Yiming. Although he is only in his forties, he is really young for the leader in power in a country, but there are really few qualified and reliable people in the country now.
Naturally, the president was elected, and nine Malayan states held a popular suffrage in early December to elect their heads of state and parliament. Thanks to the reins of the SPD and the propaganda in place, the SPD won the election by a landslide.
In the presidential election, because the presidential candidates of other parties could not even pass the first round of the primary election (the presidential election of the Nanyang Republic was a two-round voting system, and the first round was contested by party candidates, recommendations from civic groups, and self-nominees, and only 5% of the votes cast were required to be eligible for the next round of the election), so Wang Wuguo successfully became the first president of the Nanyang Republic.
In the parliamentary election, the SPD also gained a landslide. The SPD won 301 of the 326 seats in the unicameral Parliament, which is not only a matter of occupying half of the country, but almost encompassing the Nanyang Parliament.
Another reason for this situation is that after the fall of Malaysia, parties such as MCA and Gerakan were not recognized, and some betrayal of China and sincerity also made voters lack favor with these parties. The SPD also has its own size advantage, and several leading politicians have achieved great success in the election, whether it is radio and television debates or propaganda of the policy program, but compared with them, those new parties converted from the MCA and Gerakan Party are not so professional and have lost completely.
This defeat has also caused some opposition parties to start to form a coalition in the hope of forming a ruling coalition to defeat the SPD and gain a chance to govern in future elections. A number of new parties sprung up, and MCA split into three parties, the Iris Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the South China Association Party. Gerakan removed the Malaysian prefix and became the Nanyang Gerakan Movement Party. The Malays, Hindu and some Chinese formed another party with more potential, the Unity Party, which mainly called for equality and unity among all ethnic groups, but this time the election was not well prepared and did not enter the election stage, so it could only wait for the first re-election of the parliament in two years. (According to the Constitution of the Republic of Nanyang, half of the members of the National Assembly are re-elected every two years, and each member is elected for a term of four years)
"On this exciting day, on behalf of the people of the whole country, I am pleased to announce to the whole world that a Nanyang Republic of equality, freedom, fraternity and unity, has been officially established!" Wang Wuguo's speech has a strong flavor of imitating a great man, but it does not reduce people's excitement. People cheered, threw their hats and waved flags to celebrate the day of victory.
Lin Xuehong also looked at this scene proudly, he bowed his head and said to Azli: "The next thing should be the military parade of the National Defense Force!" ”
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the SPLA was officially renamed the National Defense Force of the Republic of Nanyang, but the uniforms, insignia and nothing changed. The Defence Force is still divided into three branches, of which the Army has 12 combat brigades, and when combined with logistics and civilian personnel, the total size is 8. 50,000 people. The Air Force has 20,000 people and more than 1,000 military aircraft of various types. The situation in the Navy is a bit peculiar, with a crew of 3. 60,000 people, but the equipment is incomplete.
This is because after Qi Yiming returned to China, he was ready to rearrange the naval fleet of the Nanyang Defense Force. He brought back dozens of 052D destroyers and 055 cruisers to the PLA, and the existence value of the 052A, which was originally equipped by the Navy, was very low. And he also wants to use the South Sea Navy as the best way to control the Indian Ocean, so he is ready to build a large navy on the scale of the Sea of Japan.
After receiving a large number of islands from Malaysia and Indonesia, the vast maritime territory of the Nanyang Republic requires a large number of naval vessels, so it is not surprising that it will build a large navy.
In the preliminary plan, the Nanyang Navy will take over some ships of the Chinese Navy, plus the existing ships, to form a huge main battle fleet of 12 Type 052A destroyers, 16 Type 054A frigates, 20 Type 056 corvettes, and 16 Type 039A submarines. Later, depending on the financial situation of the Nanyang Republic, if the budget is sufficient, Qi Yiming intends to give the Nanyang Navy 1-2 Type 075 amphibious assault ships (4. 20,000 tons), enhance the power of anti-submarine and air supremacy.
On the Grand Independence Square, phalanxes dressed in Wehrmacht uniforms pass by. Because they are basically Red Alert soldiers and soldiers who have transferred from the PLA, the pace of march is completely PLA-style goose steps. This kind of parade footwork first flourished in the Prussian Army, and then spread to many countries, and now the Soviet Army, PLA, Korean People's Army and other armies have their own unique goose steps.
Mao Zibing shouted Ula in the parade, the PLA parade shouted for serving the people, the North Stick parade shouted Smecta (joking), and the Wehrmacht naturally formed its own way.
"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! "Like the majestic voice of the ancient army, it has a unique appeal. The phalanx of the National Defense Forces, which was marching with guns in their arms, chanting Wansheng, was photographed by media reporters from dozens of countries in the world and sent back to their respective news agencies.
Although at the time of its establishment, only a few or so countries, such as China and France, recognized the Nanyang Republic (the United States was dissatisfied with the occupation of a large area of Indonesian land by the Nanyang Republic, and did not officially recognize it, and only established chargé d'affaires-level diplomacy), but each country knew that with such a strong military guarantee, unless the World War broke out, the Nanyang Republic would continue to exist.