Sin-Cong
Sin-Cong is a place that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Sin-Cong
The Japanese were said to had been driven out of the country by 1945. (Marvels v2 #1)
Around 17 years ago, the Second War of Liberation began where the French had returned but were on the side of the rebels this time. (Marvels v2 #1)
By 12 years ago, the Sin-Cong War had raged for several years where the American presence had grown from a few hundred 'observers' to thousands of troops. (Marvels v2 #1)
The Sin-Cong province was a hot spot of political turmoil where the Mandarin once had the C.I.A.'s presence in the nation eliminated in order to end their influence on its non-democratic regime. (Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin v1 #3)
The Chinese had long sent infiltrators and provocateurs into Sincong in a bid to turn it into a Communist state but all those sent either went insane or were killed in mysterious circumstances. (Marvels v2 #3)
The Sin-Congese leader came to believe that the world had entered into a superpowered arms race leading to him building a giant android in order to make the world believe his country was led by an unnaturally powerful leader. (All-New Inhumans v1 #2)
At some point, an unsanctioned nuclear facility was established in Sin-Cong which was later targeted and destroyed by rogue Iron Patriot drones. (Secret Avengers v2 #6)
After the detonation of the Terrigen Bomb, the mists came to disperse into the air and began to activate the Inhuman heritage in those descended from that race. Sin-Cong came to be among those nations that brought about the emergence of nuHumans. In response, the ruling Commissar ordered his military regime and used propaganda to claim that this was a biological attack on the people of the nation. (All-New Inhumans v1 #2)
Overview
In appearance, Sin-Cong was a country situated on China's southern border where it was next to Vietnam and Laos. (Marvels v2 #3) The name Sin-Cong was a Romanization with the original word being 'sinh canh' which meant 'habitat' but was also reputedly 'sinh khung' which roughly meant 'to give birth to madness'. (Marvels v2 #1)
Locations in the country included:
- Thoat Nhin : the capital city of the nation. In recent years, the capital of Siancong had swiftly become a modern metropolis where it became a business hub in petrochemicals and agricultural goods with it boasting top-notch schools, art communities and more. (Marvels v2 #2)
- Imperial Palace :
- Sin-Cong Airdome :
- Hollow Place : an old temple whose name had long been forgotten and instead it had been called the Hollow Place. (Marvels v2 #1)
The government was technically a democracy though a Communist Party controlled the population centres in the east. Meanwhile, there was noted to be a strong monarchist presence among its leadership. These various competing traits resulted in people remarking that it was a quirky nation. (Marvels v2 #3) The country was noted for being too political volatile. (All-New Inhumans v1 #3) One of its modern incarnation governments was the People's Republic of Sin-Cong. (All-New Inhumans v1 #2)
Inhabitants
- Phillipe Sen : a male human who served as President 17 years ago where he was descended from the old ruling family. The Sens were said to successfully managed the Chinese despite being so close to China. (Marvels v2 #3)
- Thahn Ng : a male human who was reborn as an Inhuman through the Terrigen Cloud and became the Living Dream. (All-New Inhumans v1 #3)
- Wong-Chu :
Notes
- Sin-Cong was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck where it made its first appearance in Avengers v1 #18 (July, 1965).
Appearances
- Avengers v1: (1965)
- Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin v1:
- Secret Avengers v2:
- All-New Inhumans v1:
- Marvels v2: (2021)
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