The Empire of The Great Chu is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Hàoqióng with a fair hand, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.494 billion Chinese are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gōngdū. The average income tax rate is 47.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Chinese economy, worth 238 trillion liăngs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 95,535 liăngs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All Chinese live like kings, cloud nine refers to the top floor of skyscrapers, bald-headed monks sit around the National Meditation Park looking smugly content, and sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown. The Great Chu's national animal is the pheasant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Great Chu is ranked 68,591^st in the world and 3,817^th in Balder for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 2,610.15 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.