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Prime Minister Baek Declares War on Relativism
10 February Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—The Prime Minister, Baek Byeong-heon, has solemnly declared war on the ideological poison of relativism:
All men and women of goodwill,
Listen: we got to annihilate an enemy that is tearing humanity apart. It's called relativism, and it's a cancer, eating away at us from the inside.
Now, relativists say that all cultures are equal, that there's no such thing as objectively right or objectively wrong, and that every opinion is just as valid as the next.
But let me ask you this: is it okay to excuse things like female genital mutilation, honour killings, or allowing men dressed like women to enter into female safe spaces, just because it's part of some culture, or the absence thereof? Can we let cultural practices that violate the basic principles of human dignity go unchecked?
Relativism is a mess. If you believe it's true, then you're saying there's at least one absolute truth, and that contradicts the whole idea. It's like saying 'there are no rules, except for this one rule.' Doesn't make sense, does it?
Some people try to justify relativism by conceding that there are some absolute truths in certain areas, like science. But then they'll turn around and say there are no absolute moral truths. They're being inconsistent. If you try to live by this moral relativism, you can't even criticise someone for doing something wrong. Like if someone rapes someone else, you can't even say it's wrong because they might think it's right for them.
Some try to say that morality is only absolute when it affects other people, but not when it's just personal. But that's a totally arbitrary and self-serving principle.
Look, even the biggest relativist out there doesn't truly believe their own nonsense. If you start hurling accusations of child molestation their way, they'll deny it with all the ferocity of a lion. They won't just say 'oh, well that's just your opinion,' no. They'll tell you straight up that it's a cold, hard fact that they didn't do it, and that you've breached the objective moral principles of honesty and integrity while making those accusations.
If we try to live by this moral relativism, we can't make any negative moral judgments. It's like saying 'anything goes.' It's not a position that a reasonable person should embrace. So what does this mean?
It means we got to be crystal clear about our values. It means we got to call out practices that don't fit with our superior civilisation and work to change them. It means we got to support people who are fighting for humaneness, justice, propriety, and wisdom all over the world, no matter where they come from.
This is not going to be an easy fight. There will be ignorant people who call us intolerant. If moral standards are relative, then who's to say that intolerance is bad?
What I'm saying is that these relativists are hypocrites. They say that universal moral standards are bad, but then they turn around and act like the immorality of intolerance is a fact. Make it make sense!
In the end, got to recognise that there are absolute standards that apply to everyone, regardless of culture. And we got to reject this idea that intolerance is like, inherently bad.
Enough is enough. The most extreme of relativist opinions must be completely shut off from the public discourse. Logic and common sense must be respected once more.
All civilised people of the world, let us declare a war on relativism. Let's do what's right for our forebears, ourselves and our children. Let us take back humanity’s conscience. Thank you.
The Rt Hon Baek Byeong-heon SC MCA
The Prime Minister of the Myeong Commonwealth
New Portrait of Emperor in Pibianfu Unveiled
8 February Seongchi 4 (2026)
MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—A rare new portrait of HM The Emperor wearing the ancient pibianfu (皮弁服; 피변복) is set to be displayed in the Palace Museum, which opens next month in Gyeongsa, near Myeongdeokgung Palace, Gyeongsa. A digital twin of this Museum will be opened for those unable to visit in person.
The pibianfu was a continental East Asian ceremonial attire worn by rulers at court audiences and ceremonies. The Rites of Zhou (周禮; 주례) records that 'for attendance at court, the pibianfu is worn'. The Book of Rites (禮記; 예기) notes that 'on the day of sacrifice, the king wears the pibian to receive reports of the rites, showing reverence for authority to the people'.
From the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) it remained formal dress, but in the Ming era (1368-1662) it became exclusive to the emperor and his closest kin. The ensemble included the pibian crown (皮弁; 피변), robe (弁服; 변복), inner garment (中單; 중단), broad sash (大帶; 대대), knee apron (蔽膝; 폐슬), shoes (舄; 혁), and jade pendants (玉佩; 옥패).
The Collected Statutes of the Ming (大明會典; 대명회전) states that the emperor's crown had twelve seams, each adorned with five-coloured jade beads. The Myeong Commonwealth takes its Ming's namesake as the gold standard in imperial attire.
Confucian Supreme Patriarch Reacts to the Release of the Epstein Files
2 February Seongchi 4 (2026)
DAESEONG CITY STATE—The Supreme Patriarch of the Supreme Confucian Congregation, Kong Shin-min, has strongly criticised the political and business elite establishment of the macronational Western World:
The Epstein files expose a grotesque moral rot among your ranks: exploitation, abuse, and contempt for human dignity that shames civilisation itself.
The depravity of so many of you, so undeservingly held in the highest esteem by the mainstream media for too long, stems from godlessness, which hollows the soul and erases reverence for the sacred order of life; from greed, that vile obsession turning humans into mere objects for profit and lust; from the utter absence of civilisation, masking barbaric impulses beneath false sophistication; from relativism, that corrosive lie which denies absolute truth and unleashes unchecked self-indulgence; and from a savage disregard for women and girls, reducing them to playthings in a twisted hierarchy of power, violating their inherent dignity and perpetuating cycles of degradation.
These revelations are no mere scandal, but the inevitable poison of a life devoid of virtue, destroying victims, perpetrators, and society alike. Regard this as a dire warning: persist in such filth, and you invite total collapse.
I demand you confront your consciences without evasion. Reject this path utterly. Reform through humane benevolence, honouring every person's dignity above your base urges. Uphold the rites of propriety with iron discipline, justice, and restraint, wielding power for communal harmony, not domination, and wealth for the common good, not excess. Your example poisons the world. Choose virtue, or face damnation.
His Sageliness Kong Shin-min
Confucian Supreme Patriarch of the Myeong Commonwealth
Sovereign of the Daeseong City State
Sanctions on Pseudo-Catholic Patriarchate Renewed
1 February Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—The Prime Minister of the Myeong Commonwealth, Baek Byeong-heon, has announced the reinstatement of sanctions against a micronational group calling itself the 'Patriarchate of the Holy China.'
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Baek said intelligence services had discovered that a third website linked to the group (https://patriarchatus-sinarum.neocities.org) remained online, despite two others having been taken down shortly after sanctions were first imposed last month.
He confirmed that the full measures announced on 6 January 2026 but withdrawn a day later would therefore be reimposed with immediate effect, and that Commonwealth prosecutors intended to proceed with legal action against the group’s leader, who styles himself 'Prince-Bishop Cyrillus Mariae I.' Mr Baek added that a trial in absentia on the Supreme Court of Justice had not been ruled out.
The prime minister said the Commonwealth had initially shown restraint, but that the group’s continued activity amounted to a rejection of that approach. The original sanctions followed accusations that the Patriarchate had made fabricated historical claims, including that the Virgin Mary appeared to and caused the conversion of a Han emperor in the First Century.
In reality, Crown Prince Constantine Zhu of the Ming Dynasty, who died in 1662, was the first continental East Asian imperial heir apparent to be baptised to the Catholic Christian faith, and HM The Seongchi Emperor of the Myeong Commonwealth is the first continental East Asian monarch who publicly professes the Catholic faith.
Commonwealth intelligence authorities also alleged that its leader had falsely claimed ecclesiastical authority, established unauthorised military and religious bodies, and sought influence over Catholic micronationalists in China, Korea and Japan.
With more than half the Commonwealth’s population – including the Imperial Family – being Roman Catholic, officials described the activities as a threat to confederal security. Intelligence assessments found that Cyrillus Mariae, a layman, had never been validly ordained in the Catholic Church, rendering his claims fraudulent under both civil and canon law.
Five specific offences were cited in January: the fabrication of private revelations, false claims to official Catholic hierarchy membership, the creation of unlawful armed forces, disruption of social order, and attempts to undermine the authority of both the Pope and the Emperor in East Asian micronational affairs.
Lord Muk Fiercely Condemns Hypocrites
30 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—Lord Muk SC, the Lord Chancellor, has issued a statement ahead of the Government's planned introduction of the Counter-Hypocrisy Bill to the Commonwealth Assembly later this year:
Fellow sons and daughters of the Celestial Realm:
Consider the profound irony we face: in a world that prizes goodness, the greatest peril is not the person who is openly wicked, but the one who is bad at being good.
Confucianism, that enduring bastion of practical wisdom, declares sincerity - the unyielding alignment of heart and action - as the very foundation of virtue.
Hypocrisy is not merely a flaw; it is the destroyer of morality, slipping in under the guise of respectability. The honest rogue is straightforward; you can guard against him. But the hypocrite is the wolf in sheep's clothing who persuades the flock that wool is the height of fashion.
The supreme paradox is this: the most condemned figure in Confucian thought is not the outright scoundrel, but the hypocrite - that agreeable individual who nods at every opinion, smiles at every folly, and offends no one, because he believes in nothing at all.
Sage Confucius states it with unflinching force: 'The hypocrite is the thief of virtue.' (Analects 17.13) How paradoxical: this person steals the very concept of silver, leaving you impoverished in soul without even noticing the loss.
Sage Mencius sharpens the point: 'There is nothing to blame him for, nothing to criticise. He drifts with the vulgar crowd and fits neatly into a corrupt age. At home he seems loyal and trustworthy; in conduct he seems pure and upright. The multitude delight in him, and he is pleased with himself - yet he can never enter the way of Yao and Shun. That is why he is called the thief of virtue.' (Mencius 7B.37)
And again, quoting the Grandmaster: 'I detest what seems but is not: I detest weeds lest they be mistaken for grain ... I detest clever tongues lest they overthrow righteousness ... I detest the hypocrite lest he overthrow virtue.' (Mencius 7B.37)
Note the crucial twist: the closer the counterfeit comes to the genuine, the more dangerous it becomes. A weed that bore no resemblance to wheat would be harmless; it is the weed that imitates the crop that chokes the harvest.
The sages delight in exposing the painted façade. Smooth words and ingratiating smiles? Mere cosmetics on a corpse.' Clever words and an ingratiating manner are seldom found in the truly humane.' (Analects 1.3)
Paradox upon paradox: the person who flatters you is rarely the one who truly cares for you, though he may be the one who craves your applause. Consider this striking observation: 'To put on a stern face while inwardly weak - among the base, such a man is like a thief who climbs over walls and breaks in through holes.' (Analects 17.12)
The boldest coward is the one who appears fiercest while trembling within, like a burglar dressed as a policeman to rob the house. On reputation without substance: 'Those who have only a name for goodness assume the appearance of humanity while acting against it, and remain perfectly complacent. In state or clan they are sure to be famous.' (Analects 12.20)
At its root, hypocrisy often begins with self-deception. The Great Learning exposes it plainly: 'To make the intentions sincere is to refuse to deceive oneself ... The small man, when alone, stops at no evil. But when he sees a gentleman he quickly hides his wickedness and displays his goodness. Yet others see right through him, as if they looked upon his very lungs and liver - what good does it do?' (Great Learning, ch. 6)
What a farce: the hypocrite deceives no one but himself, and even that poorly, for the truth seeps out like light through a cracked lantern. The Doctrine of the Mean drives the point home: 'Sincerity is the way of Heaven; the attainment of sincerity is the way of man... Nothing is more visible than what is hidden, nothing more manifest than what is subtle. Therefore the gentleman is watchful over himself when alone.' (Doctrine of the Mean, ch. 1, 20, 26)
The supreme paradox: the most concealed things are the most evident; the person who performs virtue only in public reveals his emptiness most clearly. The ancient classics add their own wry insight. The Book of Songs declares: 'Clever words like the tongue of a reed-organ - how shameless the face!' (Xiao Ya, 'Qiao Yan') And the Book of Documents observes: 'To cultivate virtue brings ease of heart and growing excellence; to cultivate pretence brings toil of heart and growing clumsiness.' (Zhou Guan)
The final, glorious irony: true goodness is effortless; pretence exhausts you and still fails spectacularly. In summary, we followers of the sages attack hypocrisy from every angle: the oily tongue, the self-deluded mask, and above all the hypocrite - that popular figure who is virtue's deadliest enemy precisely because he comes so close to it.
The open sinner may yet repent; the hypocrite has convinced himself he needs no repentance. There, ladies and gentlemen, is the paradox that should give us all pause: the greatest obstacle to true goodness is not evil boldly declared, but goodness feebly imitated. In a world full of hypocrites, that warning remains sharper than any sword.
The Rt Hon Lord Muk SC
The Archduke of Yeongguk
Lord Chancellor of the Myeong Commonwealth
Launch of Green Confucians
28 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—HM The Emperor has accepted an invitation to serve as Honorary Patron of Green Confucians, a new environmental protection initiative of the Myeong Commonwealth.
Green Confucians is a grassroots, non-profit organisation independent of government. It aims to safeguard the natural foundations of human civilisation by equipping citizens with resources to address environmental challenges in a measured, non-confrontational way.
The network promotes Confucian principles of environmental stewardship, while explicitly rejecting alarmist rhetoric, ecofascist ideas, depopulation agendas, and other extremist approaches to conservation. Any two or more citizens of the Myeong Commonwealth may apply to establish a local chapter and receive training.
Speaking at the initiative’s founding ceremony, the monarch said: 'It is a tremendous honour to become the Honorary Patron of Green Confucians. The conservation of the health of the planet has always been dear to my heart. I have been informed that your innovative network stands apart from many conventional environmental campaigning organisations in its thoughtful rejection of centralised planning for environmental matters, favouring instead the empowerment of individuals and local communities over imposed top-down control.'
'You also believe that in addressing challenges that are truly global in scope, such as biodiversity loss and extreme weather, the proper role of the state is to enable individuals, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists to work together, fostering the ingenuity and innovation that will deliver real solutions. I find myself in complete agreement with this approach.'
The newly unveiled logo of Green Confucians features the Kun hexagram from the I Ching, a foundational text in the Confucian canon.
Kun, the second hexagram, is known as ‘the Receptive.’ It evokes a fertile field, symbolising nurturing and abundance.
Linked intimately to the Earth in Confucian philosophy, Kun embodies receptivity, yielding, and care. It complements the active, creative energy of the first hexagram, Qian, or the cosmos.
The spirit of Kun advises openness to change, patience, trust in the natural order, and a nurturing approach towards others.
THE GREEN CONFUCIAN MANIFESTO
1. All authority granted to humanity over the natural world flows from the Lord on High in Heaven and must ever be governed by the eternal principles of the cosmos, lest we stray from the Way.
2. To safeguard the earth’s vitality is to honour the ancestors who entrusted it to us and to extend benevolent care to descendants yet unborn.
3. We reject the fragmented visions that sever humanity from animals and ecosystems, for all beings arise interdependently within the great harmony of Heaven and Earth.
4. Humanity is called to serve as thoughtful gardeners, cultivating and ordering nature with reverence, never exploiting it for fleeting gain.
5. Economic endeavour must never exhaust the earth’s bounty; rather, we reshape and nurture the natural order in faithful obedience to heavenly principles.
6. We uphold open markets and honourable trade, for they permit the proper division of labour and draw upon the diverse gifts of many regions in balanced measure.
7. Through just exchange among regions, the market ensures that no single land bears excessive strain, preserving the vitality of every local ecosystem.
8. Sagely rulers and virtuous leaders must foster markets, enabling communities to procure goods from afar and thereby lighten the burden upon any one corner of the earth.
9. It falls to humanity, through moral power and solemn obligation, to arrange the natural world in perfect alignment with the universal moral order.
10. Only a rightly ordered, virtuous, and dynamic human society can fulfil Heaven’s intent, enabling nature itself to reach its fullest flourishing and harmony.
HM The Emperor Repels the Assault on Fatherhood
26 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—HM The Emperor, a father of three, once again weighs in on the modern crisis of fatherhood:
Fatherhood is under siege. Loud and insistent voices proclaim a father's place in the family superfluous. The pernicious doctrine that 'Fathers are not needed' and the fanciful notion that mothers and fathers can easily swap roles have gained alarming ground.
Yet we must never forget the unique and irreplaceable contribution fathers make to their children's rearing. We shall firmly repudiate the fallacy that mothers can replace fathers, just as we repudiate the delusion that fathers can supplant mothers.
Both sexes fulfil vital and distinct roles in the moral, cultural, and biological formation of the young. Secular crusades undermine the family foundations and sap the strength of every soul within it, above all of fathers, the bedrock of the home.
Even when death, duty, or labour separates a father from his hearth, his indispensable role remains unshaken. The highest calling of parents is to guide one another and their children toward virtue and spiritual fulfilment.
Dark forces seek to shatter this harmony, knowing that striking the head of the family wounds civilisation deepest. Father absence breeds chaos: discord, disunity, and tragedy.
We shall meet this barbarous onslaught with unyielding resolve and enduring truths. Fathers forge profound infant bonds, advancing health and emotional growth. By firm yet loving authority, they propel children toward success. Close paternal ties predict achievement and well-being; absence hinders development.
Quality of engagement outweighs quantity. Fathers shape sociability, academic success, behaviour, and economic prospects, while notably reducing psychological distress in young women. Their presence exerts decisive influence.
Men are summoned to embody strength, leadership, and fortitude, not through arrogance but by shielding families from tempests. In Confucian tradition, true masculinity lies in scholarship, artistry, and merciful benevolence: recall the Book of Rites 《禮記; 예기》: 'What is human righteousness? Fathers should be lovingly merciful and children be filial' (父慈子孝; 부자자효).
The father's duty to show mercy precedes filial piety. Upon him rests household welfare; from the family flows respect and trust. This reciprocal bond sustains order and harmony, aligning with modern insights into parental warmth.
Plain counsel for fathers: Never quarrel before children; if you falter, reconcile openly. Praise your wife loudly in their hearing. Teach them gratitude toward her. Offer her correction privately.
Be a true man. Genuine masculinity is never toxic. Shield children from corruption. Devote less time to news and social media, more to family. Study the sages and teach resistance to evil, reverence for Heaven, and love for one another. Make time for shared joy.
Acknowledge your indispensable role as husband and father, as hers is in turn. Open dialogue, understanding, and respect build strong marriage and family. Speak plainly of needs.
Fathers, stepfathers, foster fathers: you are vital to the harmonious, virtuous home that forms the next generation. In this charge, you shall grow in stature. Stand firm, fathers. We shall never surrender fatherhood.
Prime Minister Baek Slams Lawyers for Snubbing Law Professors
24 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—Prime Minister and Acting Attorney General Baek Byeong-heon slams legal elite in fiery meeting, accusing top lawyers of snubbing law professors and academia, blasting barristers and advocates for showing 'disrespect' to the backbone of legal knowledge and education, sending shockwaves through the political and legal circles:
As Acting Attorney General and a Suzerain's Counsel of the Inner Bar, I speak plainly: the dignity of legal academia must be restored to its rightful place, and the frequent disdain shown by practising lawyers towards law professors is a serious breach of professional decorum and moral order.
The academy is not a mere adjunct to practice, existing only to train advocates and supply segmented tools of thought. Scholars produce original knowledge and refine enduring principles that form the foundation of our law.
Yet many practitioners, enriched by wealthy clients, withhold reciprocal respect, dismiss scholarship that does not fit their immediate needs, and contribute no original doctrine themselves.
The conferring of adjunct professorial titles upon prominent practitioners by law schools are too often coerced and risks inverting the proper hierarchy of learning. Some within the academy must also accept responsibility for permitting this erosion through undue accommodation.
While I am familiar with the demands of practice, I must condemn the practising Bar for its reckless neglect of and intentioned insult on the academic foundations that give law its true significance.
Without the relentless pursuit of higher principles by our scholars, the law devolves into nothing more than an empty commerce, an empty trade driven by greed instead of justice.
The legal profession has grievously abandoned its humility before the academy that should guide it, undermining the very bedrock of our civilisation's reverence for learned teachers.
The time has come for the entire legal community to shamefully reaffirm its duty to honour those who uphold genuine knowledge, to correct its wayward course, and to restore our legal tradition to its rightful place rooted in sincere learning and moral integrity.
The Rt Hon Baek Byeong-heon SC MCA
Prime Minister
Acting Attorney General
Myeong Commonwealth
HM The Emperor Commemorates Ming Foundation Day
23 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—On 23 January 1368 – exactly 658 years ago – the peasant-rebel Zhu Yuanzhang took the reign name Hongwu Emperor and formally proclaimed the founding of the Ming Dynasty: the Empire of Sublime Illumination (明朝; 명조) (1368–1662). The Ming's founding would trigger the collapse of the Khaganate of the Mongol Empire built by Genghis Khan and was the largest contiguous empire in human history.
The anniversary is observed by the Myeong Commonwealth as Ming Foundation Day, a public holiday. HM The Seongchi Emperor visited the monument to the Hongwu Emperor at the Ancestral Hall of the Imperial Residence to commemorate this ground-breaking historic event.
Among the major imperial dynasties of continental East Asia, the Ming achieved the most balanced combination of economic prosperity, cultural vitality, intellectual openness, peaceful diplomacy, native Han rule, and institutional resilience, outperforming the Han (漢朝; 한조), Tang (唐朝; 당조), Song (宋朝; 송조), Yuan (元朝; Wonjo), and Qing (清朝; Cheongjo) across multiple dimensions.
Economically, it held ~30% of global GDP, the largest in the world, during the late 16th–early 17th centuries. Population grew from ~60 million to 150–200 million. Ming cotton, porcelain, and silk exports dominated global markets. Yangtze Delta living standards were comparable to or higher than contemporary Europe’s in consumption and nutrition.
Culturally, the Ming produced a vibrant popular renaissance. The Four Great Novels matured: Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志演義; 삼국지연의), Water Margin (水滸傳; 수호지), Journey to the West (西遊記; 서유기), and The Plum in the Golden Vase (金瓶梅; 금병매). The Confucian sage-statesman-military commander Wang Yangming 王陽明 (왕양명 Wang Yangmyeong) fused knowledge and action, influencing East Asian history profoundly.
Major encyclopedic works: Yongle Encyclopaedia, Tiangong Kaiwu, Bencao Gangmu. Blue-and-white porcelain (青花白瓷; 청화백자) became synonymous worldwide with 'Ming' quality. Literacy expanded broadly, creating inclusive cultural energy unmatched by Song elitism or Qing restrictions.
In foreign relations, the Ming practised confident openness. Jesuits (Matteo Ricci, Johann Adam Schall von Bell) introduced Western science; Supreme Patriarch Paul Siu (大宗伯徐光啟; 대종백 서광계) translated Euclid and defended the rights of Catholics. Religious diversity (Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, Daoism) was tolerated.
Zheng He (鄭和; 정화)’s seven treasure voyages (1405–1433) to Southeast Asia, Arabia, and East Africa projected Ming power peacefully on unprecedented scale, exchanging gifts without conquest or colonialism.
Meanwhile, the Ming firmly rejected territorial cessions, tribute payments, or bridal alliances, embodying the kingly way 왕도 (王道 Wangdo) of humane influence.
Late-Ming problems such as eunuch influence, factionalism, fiscal strain, rampant attacks from pirates with connections to Japan existed but were less severe than Han and Tang eunuch domination, Song military weakness, or Qing literary inquisition and isolation. Intellectual life remained relatively free until the end.
Only the Ming combined native Han Confucian culture with simultaneous economic, cultural, and diplomatic peaks while avoiding the worst institutional vices of its rivals. Its enduring spirit, rooted in Mencius's (孟子; 맹자) vast flowing vigour (浩然之氣; 호연지기), manifested in resolute emperors and loyal heroes who defended honour to the death.
Despite collapse from the Little Ice Age, rebellions, and Manchu conquest, the Ming remains the brightest, most aspirational era in Chinese history: a symbol of pride, creativity, and unyielding dignity. Today, its mantle and Mandate of Heaven have been micronationally restored to the Myeong Commonwealth, where the Realm of Sublime Illumination lives on.
Prime Minister Affirms Immigration Policy Founded on Secure Borders and Graded Love
20 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
NEW BLUE HOUSE—In a televised address to the confederation, the Prime Minister of the Myeong Commonwealth, Baek Byeong-heon, set out a landmark blueprint of the Commonwealth’s immigration policies:
Let me speak plainly.
Secured borders are not xenophobic.
Order is not oppression.
Peace is not surrender.
And true love is graded. It begins at home, with family, with friends, with the community that nurtures us and that we, in turn, nurture. That is where duty is deepest. That is where happiness takes root.
As the circle widens, our obligations remain, but they do not carry the same weight as the bonds of reciprocity and personal connection that hold us closest. To pretend otherwise — to claim that we owe the stranger exactly what we owe our own kin — is not compassion.
It is a betrayal.
As mighty as the Myeong Commonwealth stands, let me be perfectly clear: we simply do not have limitless resources, nor do we bear an unlimited obligation, to throw open our gates to every single soul who wishes to walk through them, whether they come by the front door or otherwise.
That is not a lack of compassion. That is the responsibility we owe to the citizens who have built this nation, and to the harmony we are duty-bound to protect.
And that is not injustice. That is the path to disorder that undermines the very harmony we seek to protect.
Yes, we reach out to the lost. Yes, we care for the poor. But graded love teaches us that none of this requires unlimited acceptance, open borders, or a lax citizenship process (information about our citizenship schemes: https://myeong.odoo.com/become-a-citizen).
We secure our borders not out of fear, but out of duty. And yes, we maintain armed forces not because we crave conflict, but because we know that without strength, there can be no lasting peace.
This is not cruelty. This is clarity. This is the Confucian path: measured, principled, and unafraid to speak truth in a world that too often demands we whisper, let the debate rage if it must.
Let voices rise in protest. But we will stand firm: building a Celestial Realm of Grand Harmony that honours both humaneness and righteousness, both openness and obligation, both the wider world and the circle closest to home.
Thank you.
May God Bless the Myeong Commonwealth.
Imperial Family Leads Fight Against Attack on The Family
19 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—The Imperial Household Agency has released the first official portrait of the Imperial Family since the birth of the Heir Presumptive last year. The portrait (left to right: HIH Princess I-lyeo, HM The Emperor, HM The Empress Consort and HIH The Prince of Donghae, and HIH The Princess Imperial) was accompanied by a statement affirming that the family remains the foundational unit of society and the primary school of moral cultivation:
In this age of pretended enlightenment, the family is assailed by a thousand ingenious barbarities, each more absurd than the last, as though modernity had declared war on common sense itself.
The new savages contrive to prevent life before it begins, mock those who welcome many children, exalt fleeting lust above lifelong fidelity, dissolve marriages at the whim of desire, and train healers to become executioners of the unborn, the aged, and the depressed, all while proclaiming that truth is merely 'your values' against 'mine.'
They have shattered homes, wounded souls, bewildered the young, and spread a fashionable despair that mistakes cynicism for wisdom. If the family falls, society totters, civilisation crumbles, and mankind itself courts extinction in the name of liberty.
The Myeong Commonwealth, with the Imperial Family at its spiritual helm, stands resolute: we shall fight for the soul of the family, we shall defend it on every front, and we shall never surrender until it is restored as the bulwark of a strong and civilised society.
Prime Minister Determined in Suppressing
Abusive Social Media Use
18 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—Prime Minister Baek Byeong-heon has addressed reporters, clarifying the Myeong Commonwealth's position on social media:
Social media promised stronger interconnectedness but now breeds division. It creates echo chambers that stifle reason and fuel polarisation. It amplifies provocative voices, turning neighbours against each other.
This erodes the mutual respect that binds us. A virtuous society values balance and unity, not discord. Ancient wisdom urges harmony in ourselves and our communities. Unchecked, social media disrupts this balance.
These platforms often reward outrage over reason, sensationalism over sincerity. Abusive algorithms trap us in cycles of anger and mistrust. They elevate the loudest, not the wisest, voices.
Discourse becomes a battlefield, with empathy as the first casualty. This is not justice but chaos. The ancients valued self-restraint and respect. Social media tempts us to abandon these virtues. It encourages hasty judgement and reckless speech. It fragments our shared vision, creating rival camps that see only flaws in others. Division weakens us. A house divided cannot stand.
We must seek a path of dignity and unity. To heal this rift, we must act with purpose. Without endorsing censorship, the recently established Myeong Digital Force will ruthlessly crack down on abusive use of social media through the light of reason. Platforms should uplift, not divide. They must amplify reason, not vitriol, and answer for the discord they cause.
The Department of Education will promote digital literacy: teach all to question what they see, seek truth, and engage humbly.
Confederal institutions will revive face-to-face dialogue to the farthest extent possible. Our mighty Commonwealth is not a digital micronation, despite our significant online presence, but primarily an offline community. Human connection softens words and restores shared humanity.
Most importantly, we will practise self-discipline. Fellow citizens, neither the Digital Force nor the law can solve every problem. We must use social media virtuously according to the moral norms of ritual propriety. We must pause before we post, reflecting on whether our words build or destroy.
The path forward demands balance. Use technology to build, not destroy. As one people, bound by a shared future, let us use technology - including social media - to unite, not divide, and reclaim its promise as a bridge to a better society. Together, we can restore balance. The time to act is now.
HM The Empress Consort Calls For Quality Education for Girls
16 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—HM The Empress Consort has visited Sage Paul's Girls' School, the only all-girls institution in the Myeong Commonwealth. During the engagement, she addressed students (including HIH The Princess Imperial and HIH Princess I-lyeo), teachers and parents, emphasising the vital importance of delivering high-quality education to girls:
Thank you so much for your very warm welcome. It is great to be here to support you.
Today, I stand before you filled with a deep sense of duty and determination. I am here to address a matter close to my heart, one that resonates with the future of our great confederation: the importance of education for girls.
As modern Confucians, we believe in education as a catalyst for positive change in families, the community, and beyond. An educated girl becomes a role model, inspiring other girls to dream big and reach for the stars. By educating our girls, we are nurturing a generation of strong, confident women who will shape the future of our micronation with their intelligence, compassion, and resilience.
Moreover, education acts as a powerful tool in the fight against poverty and inequality. Studies have shown that educated girls are more likely to marry later and secure better job prospects. This not only improves their own economic well-being but also uplifts their families and communities. When we invest in the education of girls, we are investing in a brighter future for all.
With resolution, we can ensure that every girl has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. As your Empress Consort, I pledge my unwavering commitment to this cause. I wish to close my speech with a quote from Sage Gang Jeongildang (姜靜一堂; 강정일당) (1772-1832): ‘Though I am a woman, the nature I originally received was no different from that of a man,’ and 'though I am a woman, if I pull my utmost efforts, I can also become a sage.'
Yeongguk Elevated to Associated State Status
15 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
YEONGGUK—On 13 January Seongchi 4 (2026), the Principality and Archduchy of Yeongguk (英大公國; 영대공국) has become the newest Associated State of the Myeong Commonwealth, in line with the procedure outlined in Article I(5) of the confederal Constitution. The accession of Yeongguk, which secured unanimous approval from members of both chambers of the Commonwealth Assembly, represents a further milestone in the development of an expanded confederation.
Myeong Prime Minister Baek Byeong-heon stated: 'Yeongguk's accession to the Myeong Commonwealth is a historic event, which provides a self-governing community for all Myeongeans living in Europe with full internal autonomy and substantial external relations powers. I look forward to Yeongguk's contribution to the Myeong Commonwealth, which will be a success story, to the benefit of the Commonwealth, of the Myeong people, and of human civilisation as a whole.'
Yeongguk emphasises its equal blend of Christian and Confucian heritage. It will operate a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy based on the common law tradition, with Magna Carta 1215 serving as its interim constitution. It also regards itself as the restoration of an ancient duchy of Yingguo, dating back to the 10th century BC, and traces its ancestral lineage to Sage Goyo (皋陶; 고요), a revered judge of ancient East Asia known for his wisdom and fairness, who has been declared the Patron Sage of the new Principality and Archduchy.
The Rt Hon Lord Muk LC SC, the incumbent Duke of Yeongguk, is expected to address the people of Yeongguk following his proclamation as their titular monarch. HM The Emperor has issued Letters Patent enabling Lord Muk to be styled His Royal Highness The Sovereign Prince of Yeongguk (英王; 영왕) at the regional level and His Eminence The Archduke of Yeongguk (英國大公; 영국대공) at the Commonwealth level.
No Taxes for 2026/2027
15 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—The Prime Minister Baek Byeong-heon declares in the following address to the press that no taxes will be levied at the Commonwealth level - except from the Imperial Family:
My fellow citizens,
With tremendous joy, I announce another historic decision: as with the previous financial year, for the fiscal year 2026/2027, no taxes will be levied upon our citizens.
Every family, worker, and entrepreneur will retain the full fruits of their labour.
Amid global economic challenges, persistent trade tensions, subdued investment, and lingering geopolitical uncertainties in so many parts of the world, our people deserve this relief.
While many macronations and micronations grapple with tariff pressures and uneven recovery, we choose to prioritise your welfare. This policy is rooted in Sage Mencius's teachings on humaneness. The Second Sage taught that a humane ruler ensures constant livelihood for the people, freeing them from want so they may cultivate filial piety, moral discernment, and innate goodness.
In other words, only with sufficient means can families nurture parents and children, awakening the heart of humaneness in all.
Suspending taxation thus aligns with the Heavenly Principle and promotes rectitude and care over mere extraction of wealth.
This bold step is made possible by the extraordinary generosity of His Majesty and the Imperial Family. Though they requested multiple times to continue paying taxes, and I initially declined, the Emperor insisted with firm resolve that the Imperial Family alone shoulder the entire tax burden of the Commonwealth for 2026/2027.
Our gratitude knows no bounds.
His Majesty's sacrifice embodies the highest Mencian benevolence: selfless care that places the people's flourishing first.Under His Majesty's wise and compassionate guidance, let us prosper in harmony and virtue.
May His Majesty Live Ten Thousand Years! God Bless the Myeong Commonwealth!
The Prime Minister
Supreme Confucian Congregation Defends the Dignity of Women
13 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GOKBU CITY STATE—The Supreme Confucian Congregation of the Myeong Commonwealth has issued a 'Doctrinal Note on the Dignity of Women':
The persistent misrepresentation of Confucianism as mere oppressive patriarchy, or as an antiquated doctrine, must be firmly set aside. The Book of Changes clearly teaches that the cosmic principles of yin and yang possess equal dignity and are mutually indispensable for the order of the cosmos. In the same manner, men and women partake equally in the heavenly-endowed nature, sharing alike in the virtues of humaneness, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom, as the Sage Mencius affirmed.
History rightly venerates exemplary mothers: the mother of Sage King Wen, the mother of the Sage Duke of Zhou, and above all Lady Meng, the mother of the Mencius, the 'Second Sage,' whom it is fitting to honour as the 'Second Co-Sage.' Lady Meng thrice changed her dwelling to place her son amidst scholarly surroundings; she cut short her weaving to illustrate the danger of abandoning study; she honoured her word concerning a pig to instil integrity; and she forbade her son to divorce his wife, teaching that true propriety demands mutual reverence rather than hasty judgment.
By steadfast virtue she formed the character of the Second Sage.
Such women stand as essential co-discoverers and exemplars of the universal moral order. In past ages, certain customs erroneously conflated distinct roles with unequal worth, thereby distorting the harmony of heaven and earth. Yet we must equally resist contemporary errors which, in the name of equality, deny the heaven-ordained distinctions between yin and yang, reducing them to an artificial sameness and uprooting the natural order.
Authentic harmony arises only from mutual reverence amidst complementary excellence. Where women are denied education or moral agency, families and society are impoverished; where doctrines dissolve the distinction of yin and yang, the injury to the moral order is yet more profound.
We therefore exhort fathers, husbands, and those in authority: educate daughters no less diligently than sons, honour wives as true partners in the Way, and revere mothers as fountains of maternal wisdom. This is no innovation, but a return to the ancient principle of ritual adapted to present circumstances while preserving the heavenly mandate.
In firmly upholding the equal dignity of women as bearers of potential sagehood, without conflating this with indistinguishability from men, we render due honour to Heaven and fortify the Commonwealth.
May the ancient Sages and the Second Co-Sage, Lady Meng, guide our families to true harmony and flourishing virtue.
The Supreme Patriarch Shin-min, on 11 January Seongchi 4 (2026), ordered the publication of this Doctrinal Note. Given in the Gokbu City State, at the offices of the Supreme Council for the Doctrine of the Sages, on 13 January Seongchi 4 (2026).
Uijo Emperor Monument Unveiled
12 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—Yesterday, a monument to the Uijo Emperor of the Ming (大明懿祖恆皇帝; 대명의조항황제) has been unveiled in the Ancestral Hall (太廟; 태묘) of the Imperial Residence. It features an ancestral tablet and an imagined portrait of Uijo.
Uijo, personal name Zhu Sijiu (朱四九; 주사구), was a thirteenth-century peasant who lived during the Song-to-Yuan dynastic transition.
In 1368, Uijo was posthumously honoured as a Ming emperor by his great-grandson Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋; 주원장), the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Empire, through Uijo's eldest son Zhu Chuyi (朱初一; 주초일).
Family tradition holds that the Seongchi Emperor, Joo Sung-jun (朱崇峻; 주숭준), current monarch of the Myeong Commonwealth, is a 26th-generation descendant via Uijo’s third son, Zhu Chuwu (朱初五; 주초오). The monument expresses the Imperial House’s deep gratitude for its ancestral roots.
Contrary to some Western misconceptions, Orthodox Confucians do not worship their ancestors as semi-gods. Instead, they commemorate their ancestors with sincere reverence and gratitude in structured family rituals.
Rooted in reciprocal familial love, these rites strengthen bonds across generations and teach the proper fulfilment of filial duties: honouring parents and grandparents in life and memory.
Participation in such rituals fosters awareness of intergenerational interdependence, promoting moral development and social harmony. Even secularists and atheists can derive profound personal and communal fulfilment from them.
Supreme Confucian Congregation Issues Clarification on the Appropriateness of Using the 'Cis' Label
9 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GOKBU CITY STATE—The Supreme Confucian Congregation of the Myeong Commonwealth has issued a 'Doctrinal Note on the Appropriateness of the Prefixes "Cis" and "Trans" in Designating Man and Woman 2026':
This Congregation, in fidelity to the perennial wisdom of the sages and the exigencies of the present age, hereby affirms and elucidates our ruling that the use of the adjectives 'cis' and 'trans' before man and woman is always inappropriate.
The rectification of names and labels, as taught by Sage Confucius, demands that words correspond precisely to the realities they signify, lest society descend into disorder. 'Let the ruler be ruler, the minister minister, the father father, and the son son,' the Sage admonished, for when names are rectified, affairs proceed smoothly; when they are askew, chaos ensues.
Thus, 'man' and 'woman' are not mere labels to be prefixed at whim, but designations rooted in the natural order of creation. To impose 'cis' - derived from the Latin cis, meaning 'on this side,' coined in 1994 by a female biologist in online discourse to denote alignment between gender identity and biological sex - is to distort language itself, compelling a rewrite of reality to accommodate subjective feelings over objective truth.
This is akin to putting the cart before the horse. Such innovation, entering broader parlance in the 2010s and enshrined in dictionaries circa 2015, originated not from scholarly consensus but from efforts to accommodate particular viewpoints.
Common sense recoils at this imposition: since the dawn of our species, humanity has known man and woman as the binary archetypes affirmed by evolution, biology, and science. Chromosomes, gametes, and reproductive dimorphism unequivocally identify these categories without need for qualifiers. Intersex persons are exceptions that prove the rule of man and woman; unmake the rule, and exceptions they are no more.
Women exist as women, not as a prefixed variant to soothe others’ discomfort; to suggest otherwise relegates the manifest to a back burner, as if biological integrity yields to ideological fiat. One may, in liberty, identify as 'trans' - and we extend goodwill to those so identifying; yet no prerogative extends to affixing unsolicited labels upon the majority who neither require nor desire them. 'Cis' is superfluous and unnecessary for the majority who align with their biological sex.
Force cannot compel adoption of alien terms. No advocate’s neologisms bind the free conscience.
In sum, to rectify names is to honour truth: man is man, woman is woman. Let this truth guide discourse, restoring clarity to our common tongue.
The Supreme Patriarch Shin-min, on 5 December Seongchi 3 (2025), ordered the publication of this Doctrinal Note. Given in the Gokbu City State, at the offices of the Supreme Council for the Doctrine of the Sages, on 9 January Seongchi 4 (2026).
Prime Minister Baek Triumphs as ‘Fraudulent’ Holy China Patriarchate Vanishes From the Web
8 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—Prime Minister Baek Byeong-heon has welcomed reports that websites associated with a self-proclaimed micronational entity known as the 'Patriarchate of the Holy China' appear to have been taken offline (https://patriarchatus-sacrum-sinarum.weeblysite.com; https://sacrumsinarum.weeblysite.com)
This development comes just one day after the Myeong Commonwealth announced sweeping sanctions against the entity, which it describes as fraudulent and purporting to exercise ecclesiastical jurisdiction over Roman Catholic micronationalists of East Asia.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Baek said he had received an intelligence briefing earlier in the morning indicating that the entity's various online platforms had suddenly become inaccessible. 'Their official online presence is entirely gone,' the Prime Minister noted, adding that entries on microwikis continued to refer to the group in the present tense.
Mr Baek firmly denied any involvement by the Myeong Digital Force in the disappearance of the sites, emphasising that personnel remained fully committed to established protocols prohibiting hacking or cyberbullying.
He suggested, however, that the sites might have been deactivated by those responsible in response to mounting pressure from the Commonwealth's sanctions, which he said had received broad support from diplomatic partners in Asia and elsewhere.
'We will closely monitor the situation,' Mr Baek added. 'Whether the apparent collapse of this entity is directly attributable to measures taken by the Myeong Commonwealth or not, it represents a positive step towards greater moral clarity and respect for religious freedoms among micronational communities in East Asia.'
The Prime Minister revealed that the Myeong Intelligence Service is aware of the precise whereabouts of the individual claiming to be the entity's leader, referred to as pseudo-Bishop Cyrillus, but declined to disclose exact details on security grounds. 'All I can say is that he [Cyrillus] is no longer in Asia,' said Baek.
Baek stated that plans to pursue legal action against the individual through the Myeong Supreme Court of Justice would be temporarily suspended unless the websites were restored, underscoring what he described as the Commonwealth's traditions of forgiveness and restraint.
These events are widely interpreted as reinforcing the global standing of the Myeong Commonwealth, amid reports of a significant rise in the Prime Minister's approval ratings to 95% according to pollsters at Sage Paul University.
Second Anniversary of Supreme Patriarch's Election to the Chair of Sage Paul
7 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
MBC News—On this day exactly two years ago, His Eminence Kong Shin-min PC, The Duke of Yeonsong, was elected Successor of Sage Paul and Confucian Supreme Patriarch of the Myeong Commonwealth. The Supreme Patriarch delivered a homily in celebration of the second anniversary of his patriarchate:
Beloved Sons and Daughters,
On this graced day marking the second anniversary of my election as Successor of Sage Paul Siu (徐光啟; 서광계) and Supreme Patriarch (大宗伯; 대종백), I address you with profound gratitude to Heaven for the trust placed in this unworthy servant. In these two years we have together sought the Way with renewed fidelity.
True harmony begins with individual virtue (德; 덕). All order is rooted in rectifying the heart. Virtue is no mere adornment but sincere alignment of the mind with Heaven’s decree.
Let us therefore prioritise self-cultivation and sincerity in daily life, that we may stabilise the world around us. When each examines conscience, restrains selfish desire, and chooses righteousness in small things, family strengthens, society steadies, and the Commonwealth flourishes under Heaven’s favour.
Yet virtue needs proper form to endure. Our shared traditions of ritual propriety (禮; 예) provide structure and meaning, turning ordinary interactions into moments of profound respect and connection. The ancestral rites are vessels of humaneness (仁; 인 ), training the heart in reverence and mutual care.
In a child’s bow to parents, courteous exchange between neighbours, and ordered public assemblies, we enact visible signs of the invisible bond uniting heaven and earth, ruler and subject, elder and younger. These rites nurture humaneness, drawing us toward the perfect communion for which the human spirit was made.
My dear children, on this anniversary let us renew commitment to this twofold path: inner cultivation of virtue and faithful observance of rites, both sustained by sincere humanness. Thus we honour Sage Paul’s legacy, secure lasting peace for our Commonwealth, and bear quiet witness to the Light guiding all who seek truth with upright hearts.
May the Lord on High bless our efforts, and may the Myeong Commonwealth ever flourish in righteousness and harmony.
Your devoted servant in the Way of Heaven,
His Sageliness Kong Shin-min
Confucian Supreme Patriarch
Sovereign of the Gokbu City State
Myeong Commonwealth Sanctions Fraudulent 'Patriarchate of the Holy China'
6 January Seongchi 4 (2026)
GYEONGSA—The Myeong Commonwealth has issued a resolute and uncompromising declaration condemning a self-proclaimed micronational entity styling itself the 'Patriarchate of the Holy China'.
Drafted in classical Chinese, the traditional East Asian diplomatic language, the document brands the group a fraudulent construct that represents a grave threat to confederal security and to the free exercise of religion in micronational East Asia.
Released by the Commonwealth Security Council in the name of His Majesty The Emperor, the declaration accuses the rival entity of advancing extravagant and wholly unsubstantiated claims. Among these is the baseless assertion that the Virgin Mary appeared to a Han emperor in or about AD 34, thereby introducing Christianity to continental East Asia centuries before the conversion of the Roman Empire.
The group's leader, who styles himself 'Prince-Bishop Cyrillus Mariae I', has laid claim to both spiritual and temporal authority over wide swathes of East Asia, while establishing unlawful military orders and pseudo-ecclesiastical institutions. Of particular concern to Commonwealth authorities is the group's apparent attempt to assert spiritual jurisdiction over Catholic micronationalists in China, Korea, and Japan.
Given that more than half the population of the Myeong Commonwealth, including the Imperial Family itself, adheres to the Roman Catholic faith, officials regard these actions as a direct threat to the confederation's suzerainty and security.
The Myeong Intelligence Service has established that Cyrillus has never been validly ordained as a Catholic priest nor consecrated as a bishop. The declaration therefore denounces his pretensions to episcopal office in communion with the Holy See as fraudulent under both civil and canon law, and accuses him of grave violations of Catholic discipline, including the crime of schism. Even within the tolerant conventions of micronationalism, such conduct is deemed to have crossed an unacceptable boundary.
The declaration enumerates five principal offences committed by the group: the fabrication of spurious private revelations; the false claim to membership of the macronational Catholic hierarchy; the unlawful raising of private armed forces; the subversion of moral and social order; and the undermining of the legitimate authority of both Pope and Emperor in micronational East Asia.
In response, the Commonwealth Security Council has promulgated decisive measures:
The complete invalidation of all titles, territorial claims, and asserted ecclesiastical powers of the group.
A permanent prohibition on all trade and civil intercourse with the entity and its adherents, with transgressors liable to prosecution for treason.
Authorisation for the Myeong Digital Force, characterised as an instrument disciplined by humaneness and justice, to neutralise the pseudo Prince-Bishopric's online military elements, apprehend Cyrillus and his principal associates, and bring them before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Commonwealth for trial.
The declaration summons every province, protectorate, and associated state of the Commonwealth to unite in this cause, calling upon civil and military officials, academies, and merchants alike to contribute to the isolation and defeat of the pretender.
Analysts at Sage Paul University describe the statement as a vivid demonstration of Prime Minister Baek Byeong-heon's steadfast leadership in safeguarding the liberty of the Church and its faithful from fraudulent impostors. Though the rival entity operates primarily in the digital sphere, the Commonwealth's vigorous and proportionate response affirms its determination to confront any challenge to fundamental values with prompt and principled resolve.
The declaration has met with widespread approval throughout the Commonwealth, where it is widely regarded as a necessary and just defence of religious freedom in the micronational communities of East Asia.
Microwiki entry of the group: https://en.micronations.wiki/wiki/Patriarchate_of_the_Holy_China
