In 1928, the republic was nominally unified by Chiang Kai-Shek under the "Kuomintang" (KMT) – also known as Chinese Nationalist Party – after the Northern Expedition, and embarked on a program of industrialization and modernization. Worse still, the Western powers and Japan continued to maintain their "spheres of influence" carved out during the Qing dynasty to force trade and exploitation. The central government was unable to assert full control over the country, resulting in the frontier regions of Uriankhai ( Tannu Tuva), Mongolia and Tibet breaking away and becoming de facto independent, and the provinces controlled by often disobedient warlord generals. The republic experienced many trials and tribulations after its founding and is fractured by both internal and external elements.
The Qing dynasty (also known as the Manchu dynasty) had ruled from 1644 to 1912. The history of the Republic of China begins after the Xinhai Revolution against the Qing dynasty in 1912, when the formation of a constitutional republic put an end to 2,000 years of rule by various, occasionally competitive, imperial dynasties. If they can overcome their fractiousness and stand together, China can turn Japan's attack into a dangerous meat grinder to sap Japan's manpower and turn themselves into a power on par with the other world majors. However, with the highest base population – 340.4 million – (which will increase to an even higher level once China is united) and a great deal of room to grow an industrial juggernaut, China can buy time and put it to good use. The nation is fractured from civil wars and political strife, making it seemingly weak and easy prey for the Japanese. It also borders Communist China in the north and both nations engage in events revolving around the ongoing Chinese civil war. China may also border the United Kingdom, Portugal and France due to their colonial holdings after reclaiming its core territories.ĭue to China being fragmented by the warlord era, much of its core territory is owned by warlord cliques with the Yunnan Clique and the Guangxi Clique in the south, the Sinkiang Clique to the far north west and the Xibei San Ma Clique and Shanxi Clique to the north. It borders Japan and its puppet states of Mengkukuo and Manchukuo to the north, Tibet to the west and British Raj to the south west. Though it isn't one of the seven majors, it generally ends up as a Major Power due to it leading the Chinese United Front. Neutral(1936), Chinese United Front(1939)Ĭhina is a regional power located in East Asia.
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