In my opinion, it is impossible to be the latter, as there is no stick for Taijitu to carry. I believe at the point that Taijitu is at and that Nationstates gameplay is at, our delegate must be a treaty signer. Now is the time for Taijitu to make a name for itself in the world. What I mean by this is that we must continue to cultivate our image: not incredibly serious, but a respectable region nonetheless. We must begin to reach out for allies in the world. Taijitu must be valued as an important ally to other regions in order to remain relevant. We must engage in cultural exchanges with other regions as well as military cooperation.
I like to think of Taijitu as one of the only Roleplay region voices in gameplay. We are capable of engaging in both sides of the game, and I think that makes Taijitu one of the best regions in the world. We must embrace this reality to make Taijitu legendary. We will be renowned with our gameplaying allies as a region that is always able to provide support, but we will also be known as a region that has high quality roleplay, which we've done consistently for the past seven years.
I am not going to hide the fact that I am a defender, or that I am a Francoist. If I am elected delegate, I am telling you now that I would engage in an aggressive defender policy in my capacities as delegate, as limited as they may be by the construct of this government. I would be working exclusively with our defender friends and would seek closer relations with defender and non-GP regions.
