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[Mortal Kombat] Are the governments of the world aware of the existence of the Shirai Ryu and Lin Kuei? Is the general public?

I wonder if the world governments would keep them under wraps if they even knew to begin with. Especially with the existence of the Cyber Lin Kuei.
gpt
Yes they're aware of their existence.  Both clans predate modern governments by quite a bit. The general public wasn't made aware of their existence but some rumors have circulated following the outworld invasion.  Currently they both operate as independent private militaries with some credibility given to them for their aid during the aforementioned invasion and the later invasion by shinnok.  In the midway timeline they both remained in the shadows and were treated by the governments as a foreign nation in all but name and frequently were called to help but never officially recognized.