Daobac-Kajera relations
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 Daobac |
 Kajera |
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| Daoan Embassy, Rimae | Kajeran Embassy, Congvat |
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| Ambassador TBD | Ambassador TBD |
Relations between Daobac (officially the Daoan Congressionall Republic) and Kajera (officially the Republic of Kajera) has had been historically turbulent. The two states had been at odds throughout much of their ancient histories with significant periods of conflict and subjugation between the two. In the modern day however this has gradually evolved from adverserial to partersnhip that was shaped through major events beginning with Kajera granting Daobac independence in 1845, the Hanaki War of 1928-1932 and the establishment of détente between the two powers in the period immediately after the Hanaki War. The Daoan government considers ties with its souther neighbor as its most important bilateral relation in the Ozerosi region. The two countries currently have close political, economic and military ties. Highlights of this close economic relation include Daobac pioneering the development of Kajera's network of desalinization and water treatment plants and provided commercial launch services for Kajera. Daobac on the other hand imports both processed & unprocessed food, XXX & XXX from Kajera making Kajera Daobac's second largest import partner through the Foareko. As part of the Equatorial Trade Forum (Foareko) and due to its geographic proximity, Kajera is Daobac's largest export partner with Daobac primarily providing various engineering services in the fields of environmental and aerospace engineerings. The armed forces of both countries cooperate closely with annual bilateral training exercises continuously taking place with strong emphasis in increasing interoperability between the two countries forces. Furthermore in 17 June 1955 both Daobac and Kajera established the Kayatman Security Association, a military alliance where both countries will come to the aid of another in the event that one country is attacked by a hostile force.
History
Ancient & classical era
Daobac and Kajeran relations can be traced back to the prehistoric era when the first modern humans settled upon the Kayatman archipelago during the neolethic era, though at this era no distinct Daoan nor Kajeran identities had been formed yet. Archeological artifacts that has been found throughout the Kayatman archipelago suggests that the islands of modern day Daobac & Kajera had been settled by modern humans since 5,000 BCE. The development of a distinct Daoan identity however began earlier sometime in 500 BCE when recent migration from the Ochran mainland, particulary explorers and traders from the early Jin civilization, settled in the islands of Bautroi and Dammay of modern-day Daobac. The introduction of an established foreign culture had a profound impact on the Daoans socio-cultural development, allowing them to diverge from the proto Kajeran, Raji and Nyelele languages that are more commonly found throughout the Kayatman, Karaihe & Ozeros seas. In the ancient and classical eras the tribes on the islands of modern-day Daobac regularly conducted raids against the islands that settled on the islands of modern-day Kajera, capturing settlers to be used as slaves. The Daoan Conclave, a loose confederation of Daoan pirate lords, was established in 150 BC and established a sphere of influence that encompassed nearly half of the Kayatman archipelago.
Tahamajan Rule
The Daoan's dominance continued largely unopposed until the 11th century when the expanding Tahamaja Empire encountered finally incorporated the Daoan Conclave as a vassal state. Having already incorporated the tribes on the western portion of archipelago, the Tahamajans have successfully established a foothold in the Kayatman region. The Tahamajans became protectors of the tribes in the western archipelago, much to the Daoan's frustration. Eventually in the 13th century the Daoan Conclave would become incorporated under the Tahamajan Empire as a vassal state. With the Daoans granted letters of marque and permitted to continue their raiding and pillaging way of life so long as they do not attack the subjects of the Tahamajans. This was a significant change in the Daoan and Kajeran relations as the Tahamajans were able to effectively end the conflict between the two civilizations with the Daoans becoming the protectors of the seas and the Kajerans becoming the center of commerce and trade of the empire's outermost province. This period of peace however was brought to an end when the Tahamajan civilization collapsed when Mt. Siriwangi erupted in the mid 14th century. With their political, military and economic influence fractured the entire Ozerosi region, including the Kayatman archipelago, was plunged into anarchy. The Daoans swiftly took steps to re-establish the Daoan Conclave and sought to re-assert itself as the dominant power in the region and re-instill stability and seized much of the eastern portion of the Kayatman region. On the other hand, the western tribes and warlords of the archipelago rallied behind Laina Tiimaja who also sought to unify the entire Kayatman archipelago under her rule. This led to a protracted conflict between the Daoans and Kajerans throughout the rest of the 14th century until the 16th century. While the Daoans had extensive experience in waging war and raids, their numbers were far fewer compared to the nascent Kajerans, which meant the Kajerans were able to absorb its losses while the Daoans were unable to do so. The Kajerans were able to gradually push the Daoans back until in the early 17th century the Kajerans finally defeated the last recorded Daoan holdout on the island of Dammay. This marked the start of the subjugation of the Daoans under the Kajerans.
Daobac under Kajeran rule
Under the Kajerans, the Daoans underwent significant socio-cultural changes. Most notably up until their subjugation in 1601, the Daoan language was comprised of largely written and spoken logorams that were similar to those used by the Jin on the Ochran mainland. This was largely a result of the large amount of Jin settlers who had settled on the Daoan islands and achieved positions of significant authority to the point of influencing the Daoan language from an early period of time. On the other hand, the Kajeran language was largely based on Kajeran-based scripts. While both the Kajerans and Daoans were able to translate each other's languages, the Kajerans wanted a more efficient method of translation between the two very different languages. This process began long before the final Daoan holdout fell to the Kajerans. Kajeran scholars and intellectuals had attempted to simplify the Daoan language by replacing its logograms with Kajeran-scripts, with Kajeran officials framing the simplification as part of an assimilation process. Kajeran officials argued that the use of Kajeran based scripts is far more easier for the rest of the archipelago's community to understand which is more commonly used compared to the Daoan's logograms. These efforts were finally halted just prior to Daoan independence in 1835. The contemporary Daoan language is the direct result of Kajera's efforts to simplify it where the written form of Daoan no longer uses logograms, instead it uses Daoan-scripts, a derivative of Kajeran-scripts. Aside from cultural assimilation the Kajerans also resettled Daoans, who were largely dispersed throughout the eastern portion of the Kayatman archipelago, to the islands of Bautroi and Dammay in order to better administer and control them. Daoans were also restricted from serving in positions of authority and had much restricted rights and privilages compared to the other subjects of the Kajerans. These harsh measures were implemented largely out of the Kajeran's fear of the rise of a third Daoan Conclave. The Kajeran's memory of Daoan raids and slavery against their ancestors as well as the struggle between the second Daoan Conclave against Laina Tiimaja's faction firmly ingrained in the collective Kajeran psyche at the time. It was hoped that the Daoan's could be pacified and eventually fully integrated into Kajeran society through the elimination of Daoan culture, language and deprivement from opportunities to shape the Kajeran nation-state.
When Kajera evetually became a nation state in the 19th century these anti-Daoan policies were further amplified when the Kajeran parliament passed laws that imposed unfavorable trade restrictions against Daoan businesses, goods & services. The islands of Bautroi & Dammay were also administered as multiple subnational units order to weaken Daoan political strength in the newly founded Republic of Kajera. These subnational units are collectively referred to as the Daoan provinces. As Kajera transformed into a modern democratic nation state the Daoans sought greater representation in the new Kajeran parliament. Utilizing loop-holes in Kajera's early election policies, the Doaans established political parties to promote Daoan interests & rights. In a general election on the national level, Daoan parties were able to gain small but significant number of seats. Provincial elections in Daoan Provinces saw landslide victories for Daoan affiliated parties. While not large enough to block legislation in parliament, Daoan aligned political parties in the Kajeran national parliament sparked fears of a Daoan take over within nationalist and right-wing groups of the Kajeran government. In 1830 nationalist elements within the Kajeran government passed discriminatory pieces of legislation which targeted the Daoans. Examples of such measures include geary meandering laws to ensure that only Kajeran candidates woudl be elected into parliament in future elections. This sparked a series of largely peaceful protests in 1831 by the Daoan populations concentrated in the Daoan Provinces. The protestors presented the following key demands: cessation of discriminatory election practices, repeal all discriminatory bills against Daoans and greater autonomy for all Daoan Provinces. The Kajeran's initial reaction was to suppress the protests and at the same time Daoan political parties in the national parliament engaged in dialogue with government parties to restore peace and stability. These dialogues eventually resulted in the Dammay Accords, a legislation/agreement signed by Kajeran and Daoan leaders. In the short term, the Dammay Accords greatly eased tensions as it addressed most of the demands that protesters presented. Various bills were introduced in the next years to help further alleviate tensions between Daoan and Kajeran ethnic groups. By 1838 the preparation for a general referendum began with both "yes" and "no" sides of the independence initiating their campaigns. Eventually in 1841 a referendum was held in all Daoan Provinces which resulted in a landslide "yes" for vote independence. After a transition period independence was finally granted and achieved in 1845.
Post Daoan independence
During the Hanaki War both Daobac and Kajera became targets of aggression from the Republic of Jin and far-right elements who had taken over the the government of Pulau Keramat respectively. Further details to be added.
Contemporary era
The Hanaki War has had a profound impact on Daoan-Kajeran relations. While both nations has historically had a long and complex tumultuous relationship, the Hanaki War demonstrated that at its core both needed each other in order to survive. The two countries are situated in a strategic geopolitical area and are surrounded by much larger nations who, if given enough reason to do so, were more than willing to invade and occupy their homelands. The war had shown that the adhoc alliance made between the armies of Daobac and Kajera had been fruitful and, when united,proved more than capable to hold out against much larger opponents to defend their territories. Shortly after the official end of the Hanak War, on XXX 1938 Daobac and Kajera signed an official non-aggression pact known as the Kayatmant Treaty of Mutual Friendship. The key highlight of the feature was a public commitment by both countries to refrain the use of military action against one another. The Kayatman Security Association, a mutual defense pact]], is often seen as the pinnacle of Daoan-Kajeran military relations. Economic ties were also strengthened during this era with Daobac importing large quantities of food items, primarily coconut by-products, from Kajera. Daobac's import value from Kajera is valued at $XX billion, making Kajera as Daobac's 3rd largest import partner. The two nations also became founding members of the Association of Ozeros Nations and eventually the Equatorial Trade Forum (Foareko), further strengthening their political ties. Official statements of apology from the Daoan and Kajeran governments in 1959 that addressed attrocities committed by their ancestors, dating all the way back to the Daoan Conclave and and Kajeran occupation eras, helped ease lingering socio-political tensions between them and helped make the population of both nations more ammeanable to one another. Free trade and reciprocal visa policies between the two countries further solidified Daoan and Kajeran relations in the modern era.
Overview
Political
Contemporary political relations between the countries has been friendly and warm, with the Daoan government describing its relation with Kajera as its most trusted neighbor. Official diplomatic relations was established on 1845 when Kajera granted independence for the Daoan provinces. The two countries share a long maritime border that has historically been disputed by both sides since Daobac's independence. The Kayatman sea is a rich and fertile ground for commercial fishing, which has resulted in both sides to lay claim to as much of it as they can. This dispute has put a strain on diplomatic relationd between both sides, with naval and coast guard elements from both Daobac and Kajera occassionally arresting fishermen that has crossed into the disputed zones. Tensions rose briefly in 191X when a Daoan coast guard vessel seized and arrested a Kajeran trawler and its crew, resulting in a diplomatic crisis where Kajera recalled its ambassador in protest. Fearing an unnecessary skirmish, the Daoans eventually released the Kajeran crew to return to Kajera on the condition that both countries would appoint a third-country to act as a mediator to settle its maritime boundary dispute. Maritime boundaries between the two countries would eventually hastily resolved in 1933, a year after the Hanaki War which greatly helped ease tensions between the two countries. The Congvat-Rimae hotline is a direct line of communication between the leaders of the two countries, allowing both leaders to communicate directly with one another without the need of intermediaries through the equivalent of a foreign affairs department. The Presidents of Daobac and Kajera meet on an annual basis to discuss matters of regional importance in both the AON & Foareko summits. Diplomatic missions are hosted in the capitals of Congvat & Rimae respectively with Daobac hosting additional consulate generals in the cities of XXX and XXX in Kajera. The current Daoan ambassador for Kajera is XXX whereas the Kajeran ambassador for Daobac is XXX.
Trade & Economy
In the modern era, both Daobac and Kajera hold close economic ties with one another. Both are founding members of the Foareko, an trade bloc that aims to deepen and foster economic & financial integration between its member states. Daobac import large numbers of food products from Kajera, with Kajera providing more than half of all coconut by-product goods in Daobac by 2023. Meanwhile, Daobac has pioneered the development & implementation of Kajera's nation-wide desalanization, waste-water treatment plants, with Daoan corporations establishing joint ventures with the Kajeran private enterprises to help operate the plants. All four Daoan megacorporations: Tran International, Bao Enterprises, Mach Group and Khuat Corp, has invested heavily in the Kajeran economy by establishing joint venture companies in various industries, primarily in the engineering and service industries.
Military & Security
Daobac and Kajera maintain strong military ties with one another which was borne out of an alliance of necessity during the Hanaki War of 1927 - 1932, which gradually evolved into one of mutual respect and trust of one another. In 1955 the two countries signed and established the Kayatman Security Association (KSA), a mutual defense treaty and military alliance that bounds both countries together in the event one is attacked by a hostile force. The Kayatman Air Defense Command (KADC), a joint command of both nation's armed forces, provides joint aerospace and maritime monitoring & warning with Daobac primary focused in the KSA's northern frontier whereas Kajera focused on the southern frontier. The KADC was established in 1949 and is one of the few examples of a joint military command between the armed forces of two countries. Joint military exercises are also conducted on annual and bi-annual basis, examples include operations New Year Drop, XXX and XXX, with XXX being the largest among them which includes participation from all branches of both Daobac and Kajera's armed forces. XXX involves among the largest naval and amphibious military drills. On the personnel level, these military exercises are meant to foster close cooperation and instill a sense of camradirie amongst Daoan and Kajeran servicemen. Meanwhile, leadership elements within the Daobac Self-Defense Forces and the Kajeran Armed Forces hopes these exercises can be utilized to improve ease of interoperability of military hardware and procedures. Additionally, Daobac and Kajera has cooperated extensively in the defense industry with both countries jointly developing and producing a variety of military hardware such as armored fighting vehicles, corvettes and small-arms. Daobac has also exported indigenously developed hardware to Kajera, namely the Kai-07 Raiden multirole fighter and the Independence-class frigates for the Kajeran Navy.
International Memberships
Daobac and Kajera have mutual memberships in the following organizations:
- Association of Ozeros Nations
- Equatorial Trade Forum
- International Aeronautical Union
- Vespanian Exchange Institute
- Kayatman Security Association
Public Opinion
According to the XXX poll that surveyed 2,000 people, 82% of Daoans viewed Kajeran influence as positive with only 8% viewing it negatively and the remainder as uncertain. On the other hand XX% of Kajerans viewed Daoan influence as positive with XX% viewing it negatively and the remainder as uncertain.
Disputes
There are no active territorial disputes between Daobac and Kajera, though historically the maritime boundary between the two countries has been dispute and a source of friction in diplomatic relations until it was resolved in 1933. From time to time, societal elements such as scholars and non-governmental organizations from both sides has made unconfirmed claims that certain cultural elements such as food, tradition, clothing or item had originated exclusively from one or the other, resulting in minor spats between the two countries from time to time. The last feud occurred in 1970, which resulted in media from both Daobac and Kajera to be more concious in reporting cultural elements in the news.