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(This is a weird one, as it's more of a question + Alternate history scenarios) The Chinese Imperial Tributary System is a complicated one. For thousands of years, China was the hegemonic power in Asia, with various countries such as Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Central Asia, at...

https://www.scmp.com/article/626178/mao-offered-10m-women-trade-us So, what if Kissinger takes this as comedy and jokingly accepts, yet to his surprise shiploads of Chinese refugees begin swarming the west coast in the following months? How would the US respond? China wouldn't accept them...

Hello everyone, I have been a fan of alternate history stories, and therefore one reason why I have stumbled upon this site. I also love reading chinese alternate history/self insert stories, and I have noticed that most if not all follow a general trend. Land has been increasingly controlled...

On 1600s the Ilocanos, Kapampangans, and Pangasinenses would adopt Chinese influences and would be partially sinified as a result, while the Gaddangic like the Gaddangs, Irrayas, Yogads, and Irita would increase in population in Cagayan Valley in the 1600s and would continue to resist the...

In it's long history, China has often split itself into several pieces, often in North and south, for extended periods of time. There are also notable differences in climate, cuisine, and main crop staples for many regions as well. Is it possible that once a unified dynasty falls, Northern and...

Pretty much what it says on the title. How can we have a China that loves all things portuguese? Note that I DO NOT mean a european-dominated one or the conversion of the chinese to Christianity. Rather, the goal is to see how Portugal could cause a good impression, to the point there's a vast...

I think some simplification of the written language would have occurred, much like in Japan with the Kyuujitai, but would they have done some things differently? How would the spoken and written standards develop? The Qing Dynasty used a koiné as far as I know called "Guanhua" 官话 frequently...

As my title suggested, how could a war between the PRC and the US start ? How it would go?

The Japanese Invasion of Joseon Korea, also known as the Imjin War, had two phases. The initial first invasion lasted from 1592-1596 was called Imjin Disturbance, which ended in a truce in 1596. However this truce didn’t last, because negotiations fell through. This caused a second invasion in...

China has a long history of Dynasties. There are major dynasties like Han to Qing, but also minor dynasties, like Wei and Shun. However, we'll be discussing the Major imperial dynasties, meaning everything before Qin Dynasty, although important, weren't Imperial. Imperial Dynasties include: Qin...

As the title says, what if there's a Sinicized empire or at least a kingdom in Indonesian archipelago? Which of the Indonesian-based kingdoms you reckoned to be a good candidate to be one? How will it affects on the world as of result? The POD is after the fall of Tang Dynasty in year 907.

Let's define our metrics for development as follows: HDI, GDP per capita, literacy, and other general indicators of quality of life. China must, at minimum, control all Han majority areas in OTL mainland china. I apologize if this last question comes off as ignorant, as I'm not all that...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Peru received a considerable flux of Chinese and Japanese immigrants. From 1849 and 1899, respectively. They made great contributions to Peruvian culture. Peruvians with full or partial Chinese ancestry are approximately 6,4 million (about 20% of the country's...

With a POD of after 1900, make China never a first-rate power afterwards. Second-rate or worse, but not a top tier economic or military power. Term comes from "sleeping dragon", and something worse than that.

How could China not become a world power/be permanently stuck in the second rate or worse division? (Maybe I should move this into the post-1900s thread? Not sure about that). It's always a second-rate power? How could this be possible? "Comatose Giant" as opposed to merely a "Sleeping Giant".

With a POD of whenever, your challenge is to create a scenario in which Japan and China have roughly equal levels of development and standard of living. There are some rules, however: China must be at least as developed as the modern-day Japan of OTL. China must, at the very least, control all...

What if, with a POD of 16th century and 18th century, what if the British (Possibly by the EIC) import Asian Immigrants, to increase the makings of products that usually come from Asia. Chinese immigrants imported to the Thirteen colonies for porcelain and ceramic products production, and...

I've seen multiple people in this board claim that Chiang Kai-Shek's pro-US Kuomintang regime in China was dangerously close to collapsing from both internal (communist agitation, corruption) and external (Japan, of course) threats in the midst of World War 2, mostly in between the crucial years...

Just as the title says, what happens if Soviet Union allowed large-scale immigration into the USSR? Will it resulted in more Chinese people becoming Soviet citizens? In which parts of the USSR will have large numbers of Chinese immigrants? How will this affect on relationship between Soviet...

As a rule, China must control all of the territories of the OTL PRC (so no cheating by limiting them to Taiwan).