Brau Sea crisis
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    Clockwise from top left: The GGF Kapirtalu Mahajara sinks after being hit by a Yuaneze missile; the ZMS Elmhill fires at the JAI Guilin; Yuaneze troops on Chitpa Island; an ACWAC naval fleet in the Brau Sea | |||||
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 Qin Chen Mao Xieren Wei Shui |
 Sartaj Bali Sharya Kamath | ||||
The Brau Sea crisis, also known as the Chitpa crisis is an ongoing series of maritime and political disputes and subsequent military clashes in the Brau Sea. The date of the beginning of the crisis is disputed, though it is often considered to be January 4th, 2023 when the government of Yuan and several central Ausianan nations bordering Haduastan agreed to construct military bases, which Haduastan's government opposed. The crisis escalated dramatically on May 23rd, 2023, when a series of bombings hit military sites in Northern Elastan and Chittagon, Barangadesh, with the ACWAC coalition blaming Haduastan's government of supporting the terrorist groups responsible. When Haduastan denied the accusations, Yuan sent a carrier fleet into the Brau Sea and formed a blockade around the island of Chitpa. After days of tensions, including the sinking of a Haduastani tanker and the downing of four Haduastan fighter jets, Haduastan's government ceded the island of Chitpa to avoid a wider conflict, and on May 27th Yuaneze and aligned ACWAC forces began occupying the island.
The crisis has been labeled as an extension of the Jinchon Sea crisis and is considered a possible flashpoint for a second World War to break out. Spillovers directly related to the Brau Sea crisis include a May 25th, 2023 incident in which three Yuaneze naval vessels entered Titania Bay and were intercepted by the Zamastanian Navy and Drambenburgian Navy. The SMS Lange sunk the JAI Puhan, while the ZMS Elmhill sunk the JAI Guilin and captured the JIN Yantao. The crisis also led to a CCA condemnation of Yuan and Qin Chen, and many international governments closed their embassies in Shanghan and other ACWAC nations.
Background
Geopolitical tensions have existed in the Brau Sea region for hundreds of years, but the state of affairs which dominate this particular crisis arose following the World War, with the expulsion of Drambenburgian colonizing forces from Salubar and Joraistan, the partition of Haduastan and Barangadesh, the increasing importance of shipping routes between the Vulkarian Pass and the Cantalle Ocean, and the growing influence of Yuan.