Three Mutuals
The "Three Mutuals" (Сан Сонгху) is a term commonly used to describe Namorese President-General Antelope Shohai's policy towards Luziyca.
The term appeared shortly after the second post-primary presidential debate in March 10, NMR 2378, ten days before the NMR 2378 election. During the debate, Popular Front candidate Antelope Shohai pledged to maintain stable Namo-Luziycan relations without compromising Namorese interests on certain issues. The doctrine is generally seen as being more hard-line than that of Antelope's predecessor, Fu Wen, but more accommodating than that of previous Liberationist President-Generals such as Su Shui and Chanin Chen.
The main points of the Three Mutuals doctrine are as follows:
- Namor will coexist with Luziyca on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual benefit.
- Stable Namo-Luziycan relations cannot benefit one side at the expense of the other.
- Stable Namo-Luziycan relations can be maintained without compromising Namorese interests.
Also attached to the Three Mutuals is Antelope's proposition that left-wing parties, in particular the Liberationists, are just as capable of maintaining stable relations with Luziyca as the right-wing New Democrats.
NMR 2378 presidential debate
Although the term "Three Mutuals" did not appear until after the March 10 debate, the substance of the doctrine is believed to have formed earlier on in Antelope Shohai's presidential campaign.
During the December 29, NMR 2377 Popular Front primary debate, the candidates were asked about their stances on Namo-Luziycan détente, to which Antelope responded:
"The New Democrats like to scare voters into voting for them by portraying themselves as the only ones who can handle relations with Luziyca properly. They want to give the impression that if Namor elects a Popular Front President-General, then a fourth war is inevitable. And I think this disgusts me more than anything else. The left has ruled this country longer than the right has; we often forget that it was Alicia Wolf, not Fu Wen, who became the first Namorese leader to shake the hand of a Luziycan president. Détente was maintained well before the New Democrats won their first election. We are just concerned that relations are going in the wrong direction, that the New Democrats are sacrificing basic Namorese interests just to appease Bethlehem. As President-General, I will keep the peace, but I will also stand up for the Namorese people instead of indulging in the fearmongering of hypersensitive neoliberals. "
During the March 10, NMR 2378 post-primary debate, Antelope Shohai responded to a question posed by LRT reporter Andrei Poroshenko about the future of Namo-Luziycan relations under the new Namorese administration. Antelope responded with a nuanced form of his position:
"The New Democrats portray themselves as the only party that can preserve the peace with Luziyca. That is nothing more than a scare tactic aimed at buying votes through holding voters hostage. Since day one of my campaign, since the very first day of the Popular Front, I made it especially clear that a stable relationship with Luziyca is not only in the interests of the New Democrats, but of all Namorese regardless of political affiliation. I also made it clear that a Antelope Shohai administration will coexist with the Luziycan regime on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual benefit. The relationship cannot benefit one side at the expense of the other; it must benefit everybody. And it can be maintained without us having to compromise on certain issues. We cannot, for example, compromise our immutable stance that Nantai is a part of Namor and only the 938 million Namorese can decide the future of their own country. Only when the Luziycan regime understands our interests can we proceed to have a mutually beneficial relationship."
Analysis
It is widely believed that the Three Mutuals are intended to assuage fears that a Popular Front administration would damage Namo-Luziycan relations while satisfying solidly left-wing voters who disapproved of Fu Wen's pro-détente stance.
After Antelope's election, some analysts noted that his administration may reject increased trade with Luziyca in the name of ensuring "mutual benefit" and protecting Namorese interests.