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The MBC is required to remain impartial in its output, treat all viewpoints even-handedly, and operate free from commercial, political or other external pressures, while serving both mainstream audiences and minority interest groups.

MBC News Archive 2023-2025


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   

English translation of Declaration No. 1 of the Security Council of the Myeong Commonwealth:
The myriad citizens of the Myeong Commonwealth have ever accounted themselves the Little Chunghwa, heirs to the sacred orthodoxy of successive sages and bearers of the majestic legacy of the Sublime Ming Dynasty. The sacred flame of humaneness and righteousness hath never once been quenched amidst the foul stench of barbarism and depravity.
Now, upon the soil of East Asia, there hath brazenly arisen a usurping and counterfeit regime, styling itself the 'Patriarchate of the Holy China.' In delirious and blasphemous falsehood it proclaimeth that, in or about the thirty-fourth year after the Incarnation of Christ, the Blessed Virgin descended upon the Han dynasty, converted the Son of Heaven, and caused all the realms of Ha to embrace the Holy Catholic Faith ere Imperial Rome herself had done so.
Moreover, it exalteth one 'Cyrillus Mariae I,' in imposture claiming the patriarchal throne, unlawfully seizing spiritual and temporal authority over parts of Sciiamchiamensis, Macaonensis, Southern Canton, Ilha Formosa, Goryeo, and Nippon; raising the 'Most Venerable Sovereign Order of St. Cyril of the Holy China' as a private army; establishing a 'Patriarchal College of Cardinals' and a 'Council of Canons'; and with full pompous audacity usurping the authority both of Supreme Pontiff and Emperor.
This false realm hath further the effrontery to impliedly exert spiritual jurisdiction over Catholic micronationalists dwelling in China, Korea, and Japan: a peril that striketh at the very heart of the Myeong Commonwealth, for more than half our people, including the Imperial Family itself, are faithful adherents to the Roman Catholic Faith. Such colossal arrogance findeth no warrant in any historical chronicle, no sanction from the Holy See; it is in truth a gigantic treason against Heaven, a deceit upon the world, a violation of the eternal order that crieth aloud for vengeance.
The Christian Faith first entered the Central Plains with the Nestorian monument of the ninth year of Chenkuan under the Tang, was renewed by John of Montecorvino in the Chihcheng era of the Yuan, and attained its full glory through Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci and other Western sages during the Wanli reign of our Sublime Ming. When the Yongli Emperor perished tragically in Yunnan, he gazed steadfastly upon the Holy Cross unto the end; his Crown Prince, baptised under the name Constantine, standeth as irrefutable testimony that the legitimate bloodline of the Sublime  Ming is the perfect harmony of the sagely Confucian way with holy Catholic doctrine.
With its incumbent Emperor being the direct overseas descendant of the Yizu Emperor of the Ming (note: great grandfather of the Hongwu Emperor who founded the Ming Dynasty), the Myeong Commonwealth is verily the resurrection of the Sublime Ming, that sagely commonwealth destined to welcome in fullness the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. It shall never suffer the profane interference of this counterfeit state.
The crimes of this false 'Patriarchate of the Holy China' are, in their gravest aspects, fivefold: first, forging spurious private  revelation from Heaven; second, falsely claiming membership of the macronational Catholic episcopate; third, unlawfully raising private armies; fourth, subverting our moral relations; fifth, confounding the inherited authority of Pope and Emperor in continental East Asia.
Yet the deepest usurpation lieth in Cyrillus himself: the Myeong Intelligence Service hath established beyond doubt that he hath never received valid holy orders, far less episcopal consecration, yet dareth to style himself a Catholic bishop in communion with the Holy See: a fraud under secular criminal law, exceeding even the indulgent customs of micronationalism; moreover, it constituteth grave offences against the Code of Canon Law: namely, the first paragraph of Canon 1375, the fifth paragraph of Canon 1379, and Canon 1389, in the pretence of holy orders, together with the heinous canonical crime of schism.
Their guilt demandeth extirpation; Heaven and Earth alike thunder with righteous wrath. We stand in reverence before the Lord on High and dare not leave it unrebuked. Now therefore, in solemn obedience unto the Constitution of the Commonwealth and in the name of the Emperor, we undertake the heavenly duty of retribution and proclaim this order unto all within the seas and beyond, that every soul may know and obey:
First, we declare that every title, territory, and pretended ecclesiastical authority of the 'Patriarchate of the Holy China' is utterly void and fictitious, rejected alike by Heaven and by men, and shall never receive recognition.
Second, all commerce and every channel of intercourse with that false regime and its adherents are henceforth and forever forbidden; whosoever violateth this decree shall be adjudged a traitor and punished with utmost severity.
Third, we specially commission the Myeong Digital Force, tempered by humaneness and justice, to sweep away like chaff the armed bands of the 'Order of St. Cyril,' to seize Cyrillius and their confederates, to convey them unto the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of the Commonwealth, and there, according unto law, to try and condemn them, that the eternal order of Heaven may be vindicated and restored.
Let every province, every protectorate, and every associated state of the Commonwealth instantly circulate this declaration. Let civil officials wield the brush to compose indictments of treason; let military commanders unfurl the banners of divine vengeance; let academies denounce heretical doctrine; let merchants close every avenue of supply. We swear by righteous sanctions, by immutable truth, by the invincible forces of humaneness and justice, to annihilate usurpation and falsehood.
There shall be advance only, no retreat; we shall never surrender, until the great way of supreme harmony and perfect rectitude is fully restored in its ancient splendour.
The Rt Hon Baek Byeong-heon SC MCA
Chair, Security Council of the Myeong Commonwealth
The Sixth Day of the First Month of the Fourth Year of the Seongchi Reign

Commonwealth Security Council Officially Launches Myeong Digital Force 
5 January Seongchi 4 (2026)

GYEONGSA—The Myeong Commonwealth has officially established the Myeong Digital Force (MDF), engineered for full-spectrum operations across the global digital space, primarily on major social media platforms.
The Prime Minister’s Office describes the MDF as a next-generation cyber-defence unit tasked with securing the infosphere from ‘dark forces’ that degrade societal cohesion and epistemic integrity.
Core mandates include proactive counter-trolling sweeps to neutralise cyberbullying, precision deployment of verified data to counter misinformation, strategic rollout of advanced debiasing tactics to interrupt extremist radicalisation pipelines, and active countermeasures against malicious AI exploits such as automated disinformation swarms and adversarial bot networks.
MDF troops will target cognitive exploit chains behind polarised ideologies, countering heuristics like binary thinking and out-group dehumanisation through adaptive exposure to nuanced datasets, induced epistemic doubt, and empathy-bridge protocols.
The MDF is uniquely authorised to neutralise high-threat ideological vectors – relativism, nihilism, abortionism, anti-familialism, anti-natalism, and systemic cynicism – using hyper-optimised, logic-forged verbal ordnance.
In MDF doctrine, logic is the primary weapon of mass falsehood destruction, while truth forms an impermeable defensive dome encasing the digital commons.
Commandership emphatically rejects all censorship protocols, arguing on formal logical grounds that suppression drives malicious code into dark subnets, whereas open engagement with superior reasoning exposes vulnerabilities and builds cognitive immunity. Targeted ideologies and AI abuses are selected for their proven degradation of human flourishing and social-system stability.
All Myeong citizens aged 25 or above may apply to the new MDF Academy, a cutting-edge virtual training grid. Qualified MDF officers will be commissioned for fully online overt and covert missions, bound strictly by legal firewalls and international protocols – with absolute prohibitions on hacking, sexual harassment, or extralegal activity.
The MDF reports directly to the Commonwealth Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister with the Defence Secretary as deputy.
The MDF’s objective: enforce the universal moral order – the immutable protocol stack of justice, dignity, and rational truth – while shielding public discourse from corrosive ideological exploits and malicious AI threats.
Activation completes the Commonwealth’s next-generation force restructure. Recruitment pipelines are now live.

Myeong Commonwealth Honours Sages Matteo Ricci and Paul Siu 
4 January Seongchi 4 (2026)

GYEONGSA AND GOKBU CITY STATE—One year ago, in January 2025, the Supreme Confucian Congregation named Paul Siu Koang-k’i (徐光啟; 서광계) and Matteo Ricci (利瑪竇; 이마두) Patron Sages of the Myeong Commonwealth.
Yesterday, HM The Emperor bestowed the prestigious honours of 'Superior Pillar of the Commonwealth' (上柱國; 상주국) and 'Grand Preceptor' (太師; 태사), the most senior of the ancient Grand Offices of the Commonwealth, upon Sages Paul and Matteo. The Supreme Confucian Congregation further declared the duo 'Doctors of the Commonwealth' (聯邦聖師; 연방성사).
Father Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Italian Jesuit missionary, learned the language of the heart of the Far East and spoke it with love. To spread the Gospel, he donned the attire of the Confucian literati, mastered the Confucian classics, and powerfully demonstrated the compatibility between them and the Christian faith.   
Paul Siu (1562-1633), polymath and Confucian scholar-official who rose to become the Confucian Supreme Patriarch (大宗伯; 대종백) of the Ming Empire, opened the doors of his mind and soul to the Gospel, discovering that the Lord on High of the sages and the God of Jesus Christ are one and the same. 
Together they built bridges of astronomy and mathematics, bridges of science and faith, bridges between the Confucian civilisation of the East and Christian civilisation of the West. They showed the world that faith does not fear reason, and that true science kneels before mystery. 
Today the Catholic Church walks with them on the path to the altars: Matteo Ricci already declared Venerable, Paul Siu recognised as Servant of God, both advancing towards full canonisation by the Holy See.   
Their lives remind us that holiness and sageliness have no borders. May Sage Matteo and Sage Paul intercede for the Myeong Commonwealth, that we may always choose the path of harmony between faith and culture.   
Sage Paul Siu and Sage Matteo Ricci, pray for us!

New Portrait of Emperor Unveiled
2 January Seongchi 4 (2026)

MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—As hm the Seongchi Emperor of the Myeong Commonwealth marks his 40th birthday in 2026, a new official portrait is unveiled at Myeongdeokgung Palace. 
This historic depiction shows the monarch in full Western court dress for the first time, departing from traditional Confucian imperial vestments. 
Rendered in poised three-quarter view with erect yet relaxed posture, the Emperor rests one hand on a marble table whilst cradling a tasselled ceremonial baton. His attire features a black tailcoat with silk lapels, white waistcoat, wing-collar shirt, and bow tie, accented by a vibrant yellow sash of the Supreme Order of Sublime Illumination, complete with enamelled star, neck badge, and collar chain. 
The background displays a golden folding screen with ethereal clouds, leaping koi carp, and a majestic dragon, bathing the figure in golden light to create a halo around his calm, commanding expression of wisdom and resolve. 
Framed in ornate Baroque gilt with acanthus leaves, shells, and garlands, the portrait symbolises the Commonwealth's cultural harmony and vision. Destined for the palace museum, it stands as a masterpiece inviting reflection on tradition, power, and cross-cultural dialogue.

Prime Minister's 2026 New Year Address
1 January Seongchi 4 (2026)

GYEONGSA—Prime Minister Baek Byeong-heon delivers his 2026 New Year Address:
My fellow citizens, as the radiant dawn of 2026 breaks upon us, casting aside the shadows of 2025, I stand before you with a heart ablaze with boundless hope.
This past year, you, our indomitable people, have triumphed over trials that would have broken lesser micronations. I congratulate you with deepest admiration for these hard-won victories. I wish every province, protectorate, and associated state a new year of vitality, harmony, and triumph.
In the enduring wisdom of the sages, which flows like a mighty river through our cultural heritage, Heaven’s mandate shines upon those who cultivate excellence. The exemplary man or woman does not merely survive but ascends, refining their character daily with righteousness, wisdom, and purpose.
This is Myeong’s sacred calling: a Celestial Realm where merit ignites excellence, effort kindles glory, and strength of mind, body, and virtue illuminates harmony for all.
Yet a dangerous shadow has fallen: the insidious glorification of mediocrity, the lie that ordinariness is virtue, that greatness is hubris, and excellence must be dimmed. This is no true equality. It is chains on our potential. We will not tolerate this poison. We defy it utterly, with righteous fury and iron will. We shall never submit to the cult of mediocrity. Never.
Rise up, Myeongeans. Embrace your power with fierce defiance. The scholar who conquers knowledge, the artisan who masters craft, the leader who bears burdens with integrity: these heroes elevate us all. Their excellence is a thunderous beacon calling every soul to soar. True unity blooms from each fulfilling their destiny with passionate dedication and sublime skill.
We shall never surrender to forces dragging us into weakness and decay. Never in ten thousand years and beyond. With unbreakable spirit, we will build the most pro-child government in human history, placing children at the heart of every policy and dream.
In Seongchi 4 (2026), we will deliver crushing defeat to relativism, extremism, and all corrosive ideologies that twist truth and erode virtue. We shall not falter, weary, compromise, or yield. We shall fight them on every front until principle triumphs and these dark forces are banished forever.
We will advance our environmental initiatives with ferocious vigour, upholding the Confucian cause of harmonious unity between Nature and mankind, without diminishing the dignity of humanity. We will protect rivers and forests in honour of our ancestors, so our children and their descendants can inherit beauty and strength. No retreat.
In this glorious new year, let us pledge with fiery, defiant resolve to reclaim excellence. Let schools ignite ambition with humility, workplaces crown innovation and effort, and society honour the distinguished while uplifting all aspirants.
Together, we shall foster an unassailable Commonwealth: prosperous through principle, invincible through justice, eternally united in greatness.
Awaken. Seize this moment with courage that brooks no defeat. The future radiates with your glory. No force shall dim it.
Happy New Year, my beloved citizens. Charge forward. For you are Heaven’s co-architects. We shall go on to the end. Whatever the cost. Victory is ours. God bless the Myeong Commonwealth.

The Emperor's New Year Honours 2026
1 January Seongchi 3 (2025)

MYEONGDEOKGUNG PALACE—HM The Seongchi Emperor of the Myeong Commonwealth awards the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of Sublime Illumination to the following distinguished foreign heads of state in the Emperor's New Year Honours List 2026 (listed alphabetically):
His Majesty Carl XVIII, King of the Kingdom of Meridiana. For contributions to environmental conservation, the Ó Gairbhith Restoration in Meridiana, and the defence of Western civilisation.
Their Majesties Joaquium and Carmen, King and Queen of the Kingdom of Elnäthar. For contributions to the protection of planetary ecosystems and the promotion of a harmonious and sustainable future for Elnäthar.
His Excellency Helge Kim, President of the Republic of Velansia. For contributions to combating political violence and to statesmanship in advancing inter-micronational peace and stability among Russophone micronations.
His Excellency Adalid Solis, President of the Republic of Woultenland. For contributions to economic and agricultural reform in Woultenland and to statesmanship in advancing inter-micronational peace and stability in Latin America.
The prestigious Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of Sublime Illumination (大勳位大明大綬章; 대훈위대명대수장) is the highest honour of the Myeong Commonwealth.
It is conferred exclusively by HM The Emperor, on the advice of the Prime Minister and following the recommendation of an independent commission, upon distinguished heads of state in recognition of exceptional contributions to the preservation of human civilisation.
The insignia incorporates the Il-wol Habmyeong (sun-moon harmony) emblem drawn from the national flag, symbolising the recipients' radiant and authentic virtue, akin to the synchronised brilliance of celestial bodies, wholly untainted by pretence or deceit.
Recipients are entitled to the post-nominal letters GCSI.