Editing August 2019 Trade War

The '''August 2019 Trade War''' was an economic conflict between [[Zamastan]] and [[Trive]] on one side; with [[Xiomera]] and [[Kerlile]] on the other. The conflict began when Zamastan imposed sanctions on Xiomera for alleged media censorship<ref>Bishop Publicly Denounces Xiomeran Censorship, Announces New Sanctions On Luxury Products and Food, ''Tofino Times'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1887&pid=19387#pid19387 (1 Aug 2019)</ref>. A resolution to the conflict was found during a mediation conference in [[Eiria]] which began on the 29th August 2019.

==Background==
Zamastan had historically poor relations with both Xiomera and Kerlile. At the [[2019 Tofino Leaders Summit]], the Zamastanian delegation issued threats to the Kerlian delegation over alleged interference in the [[Aelurian Independence Referendum, 2019]] - of which no evidence has ever been found<ref>A Tense Standoff: Room 439, 2019 Tofino Leaders Summit, https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1899&pid=18552#pid18552 (3 Mar 2019)</ref>. Zamastan also regularly entered into disputes with Xiomera, including a further trade dispute later in 2019 after the resolution in Eiria.

==Timeline==
===Sanctions on Xiomera===

===Hack of Kerlian media===
On the 5th August, [[Trive]] launched an unprovoked cyberattack on [[Kerlile]], broadcasting a message on loudspeakers in Kerlile calling the Matriarchy a "rogue state" and offering all Kerlian men Trivian citizenship<ref>Emperor Lynnoux Yakovlev announces Kerlian men are granted Trivian citizenship, ''Northern Star Post'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1954&pid=19447#pid19447 (5 Aug 2019)</ref> for five hours. In response, Kerlile raised their threat level to ''severe'', sent members of the [[Kerlian Women's Liberation Army]] to assist in border security, and allocated 5 billion [[Kerlian credit|Kerlian credits]] to the nation's Cybersecurity Division<ref>Security threat level increased following media hack, ''Kerlian News Service'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1921&pid=19454#pid19454 (6 Aug 2019)</ref>. Kerlile also threatened to shoot down any aircraft violating Kerlian airspace. Kerlile also imposed an embargo on all Trivian products until an apology was issued, and issued a travel ban for Trivian citizens.

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