An Orgota political party that supports an “unaggressive, non-nationalistic policy.” They oppose the Sinoth Valley dispute, and would like to be able to openly trade with Karhide. Obsle, Yegey, and Shusgis are members of this party.
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Open Trade Faction Term Timeline in The Left Hand of Darkness
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Chapter 10
...would boost their personal political status as well. These men are also members of the Open Trade faction , a non-nationalistic minority in Orgota government that wants to end the Sinoth Valley dispute.
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...lunch and is purposefully avoiding him. Shusgis tells Ai that Estraven is aligned with the Open Traders , who are using him to annoy Mersen, Tibe’s spy. Shusgis’s opinion of Estraven is...
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Chapter 11
...first relates intrigue in the Thirty-Three. He is aligned with Obsle and Yegey, who are Open Traders , of which there are only seven. Obsle thinks ten more could be convinced to...
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Chapter 20
...In Orgoreyn this means a new group of Commensals has replaced the old, and the Open Trade faction eventually takes over. In Karhide this means Tibe, cowed by Ai’s new prestige, resigns. He...
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