>OK, sorry to bring this up after so long, but I just noticed it: Who
>is Maximilian Chin XVII? Google has been very unhelpful, and
>Wikipedia, likewise.
>

as noted, Chin is an OC, and a perfect example of how if a bureaucrat LIKES you, things become so much easier. OF course, the converse of this is you really really don't want to get him upset at you either.

His first appearance is, appropriately, in the first movement of the Diqiu Suite, when he is instrumental in finishing up paperwork for Serge's arrival in Diqiu with Kate