Baeguk

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Diplomatic Row as Jesu Palace Expels Beiteynuese, Xsampan Dignitaries

5586.6.22. - Gongmangdo - Severe controversy has been sparked following diplomatic disaster at the tea pavilion of Jesu Palace during a banquet held by his Imperial Majesty the Hwamu Emperor for foreign guests in celebration of the traditional Baegukese and Alakasiptil holiday, Muchun. Reportedly, upon spotting Xsampan ambassador to the KGB Woenang Trengwa, Beiteynuese ambassador to the KGB Yaakov Lichtman made what were blatantly offensive jokes about Yaks, a treasured national animal of Xsampa and a symbol of Xsampan diplomacy. This was especially sensitive because Lichtman was caught on tape earlier last year making crude jokes and remarks surrounding the death of Baeguk's late imperial yak Dhondup, who was a gift from Xsampa.

Ambassador Trengwa took offense and began to make obscene gestures at Lichtman. What followed was a messy fight with the imperial cultery, during which Lichtman managed to shatter a crystal glass upon Trengwa's skull, causing blunt trauma and cuts. Lichtman was then bruised by some of the Xsampan delegation before the Hwarang Corps present could successfully intervene and restore order. Both Lichtman and Trengwa have been expelled by the KGB Government, which expressed great frustration at the breakdown of decorum at a state function. The KGB Foreign Ministry clarified that it was taking the health of both ambassadors very seriously and called the flesh wounds to Trengwa "deeply regrettable". Both are expected to easily recover and return to their nations.

Many observe Baeguk's current diplomatic relations with the outside world as a delicate balancing act between the major power blocs of Terra, and Beiteynu and Xsampa's tense relationship as important trading partners with the KGB have made navigating between the two as difficult as being a "shrimp whose back breaks in a fight between whales", as an old Kyo proverb goes. It remains to be seen if this incident will have any longterm effects on either Baeguk-Beiteynu (拜哱 關係) or Baeguk-Xsampan relations (拜嶄 關係), but Jesu Palace invited Beiteynu and Xsampa both to appoint new diplomatic personnel for approval by the KGB Foreign Ministry in what appears to be a hopeful belief that the status quo will be speedily restored.