When Fudge finally finished writing a sternly worded "ultimatum" laden with warnings, he discovered something deeply embarrassing.
He had no idea how to deliver this "ultimatum" to China's Ministry of Magic.
Hong Kong had once had a so-called Ministry of Magic, formed by ethnic Chinese whose ancestors had emigrated during the Ming and Qing dynasties, gradually multiplying and eventually gathering together.
After all, thanks to the Creation Jade Disc and the Ascension Ranking, there were plenty of spirit children in China, but not all of them could enter the Daoist Order.
Once they left the country, however, chance encounters brought them into contact with supernatural organizations in other regions.
A few lucky ones would eventually gain full admission and become members.
Hundreds of years of growth followed, along with the tireless colonial expansion of Britain's Muggles.
Deeply influenced by Britain, these people modeled themselves on its Ministry of Magic and established the (pseudo) Chinese Ministry of Magic in Hong Kong.
According to the Daoist Order's records, this had been a time of upheaval unseen in three thousand years, with turmoil sweeping across Huaxia.
The Daoist Order was exhausted just trying to quell the chaos throughout the country. How could it spare any time for some Chinese Ministry of Magic?
Still, this Ministry was not to be underestimated. Back in the nineteenth century, its leader, a man surnamed Liu, had even stood in an International Confederation of Wizards election.
Only after the Daoist Order finally recovered and wiped out the Shinto and Onmyoji traditions did it have time to take a proper look at its surroundings.
That was when it suddenly discovered, Huh? Since when did someone start "representing" us?
What on earth is this Chinese Ministry of Magic?
*Change your name, now. Anything will do. "Chinese" carries far more weight