Chapter 21Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
After being selected for special ‘sleeper’ training at The Teacher’s academy in Vietnam, Shaka Khan, a tall, imposing man in his early forties, returned to his homeland with his bodyguards to be the Presidential nominee for the People’s Party, presenting himself as a man from the Steppes and of the people. The Khalkha people of Outer Mongolia had declared their independence following the Xinhai revolution in 1911. It had been a false start as their more powerful Russian and Chinese neighbours bartered over the fledgling state. Then in 1945, as the invading Japanese forces were finally swept back, Mongolia once again achieved formal independence that was recognised around the world.
Shaka wasn’t going to risk losing this election. He had a straight fight ag
