Military action
In 2413 while discussions with Tsapek were in progress, Xihe invited Independent Colony Na'hashanabi to join the then Xihe Stellation sent an invitation to the then-nascent Stellation. Na'hashanabi politely refused.
In 2014, after the Stellation's Framework was, ratified, a second invitation was made in the Stellation's name, via a ship armed with a suite of kinetic orbit-to-surface weapons.
In declining this "invitation", Na'hashanabi sent its diplomatic courier accompanied by an escort of a full squadron of atmosphere-to-orbit fighter craft. This was followed up by a Query submitted to the Interstellar Clearinghouse Academy which was referred to the , resulting in a motion of censure of the Stellation.