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Second Chinese Civil War
Sea Dispute, Uyghur Genocide, Hong Kong-Mainland China Conflict,
2020-2021 China-India Skirmishes, Tibet Independence, Inner Mongolia
Independence, Manchu Restoration, European Migrant Crisis
Development of the Civil War in China over each of the four months it covered
People's Republic/State of China (PLA), East Asian Democratic Alliance (AEA), People's Republic of Inner Mongolia (IMDF), Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIP) Empire of Manchuria (MPA), Uyghur Republic (UPF), Free City of Xi'an (XOG), Republic of China (RoCAF)
Map of the four nations that emerged from the war and their flags
Date: | 20th July 2021 - 26th October 2021 (98 Days) |
Location: | State of China, Tibet, Republic of China, Aksai Chin, |
Result: | Democratic Victory
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The Second Chinese Civil War also known as the East Asian War for Democracy and the East Asian Revolution was a conflict that occurred in what was then the People's Republic of China on 20th July 2021 and lasted until the creation of four new nation states, the Federal Republic of China, People's Republic of Inner Mongolia, Kingdom of Tibet and Uyghur Republic, on 26th October 2021. The war was initially fought by two factions, the Chinese Communist Party led People's Republic of China and the Democracy Party of China led East Asian Democratic Alliance (EADA). Many other factions would fight in the war with the region of Inner Mongolia forming its own army with China's help and joining the war on their side and the self declared Uyghur Republic and Republic of China fighting for their own interests alongside the EADA. Other sides included Islamic Extremist Emirate, East Turkestan and the fascist Empire of Manchuria. For a brief time the city of Xi'an declared itself a Free City and fought a defensive war against surrounding forces. For most of the war China was backed non-militarily by Pakistan, Iran, North Korea and Russia, EADA was backed by a coalition of western nations including the US and India who both deployed troops to assist in the war. Inner Mongolia would later betray China, declaring independence and forging its own path in the war, mostly finding itself in conflict with the Empire of Manchuria. The Republic of China and Uyghur Republic would later join the EADA as full members and fought along side them to victory. Following a coup in the midst of the war led by General Wei Fenghe of the People's Liberation Army and the fleeing of Chinese President Xi Jingping to Madagascar, the People's Republic of China was disbanded and replaced by the militant dictatorship the State of China, which received minor military assistance from North Korea but only in defence of its own border.
The conflict emerged from growing civil unrest in China which began in 1949 with the Chinese Communist Party's victory of the Kuomintang led Republic of China following which they took control of the land and created the People's Republic of China. Though much of this civil unrest dates back centuries, especially when it comes to the subjugation of nations such as Uyghuristan and Tibet. Many of China's then regions were believed by many across the world to have been illegally annexed and to have had their cultures suppressed and replaced with that of the Han Chinese who dominate the region. And with democracy absent since long before the CCP took control, and decreasing drastically in the more democratic Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong and Macau, former British and Portuguese colonies respectively, protests became widespread across China's regions and terror attacks became frequent.
The tensions came to a head after numerous laws were passed over Hong Kong, shutting down their free press, stripping away their freedom to criticise the government, the right to any citizenship other than Chinese and finally, in response to major protests over the former, a curfew on all citizens in the nation of 10pm. Many also point to the COVID-19 Pandemic and how China's forceful counter tactics were seen as another excuse to strip away freedoms for good. Following the announcement of the curfew, prominent member of the Democracy Party of China, Lei Lifen, known to many by her English name Lizzie Lei, led a coup against the government of Hong Kong, which had already been lacking a leader since Carrie Lam fled to the Philippines following violent protests, declaring war on the People's Republic of China and revealing an alliance that had been made in secret with Democratic groups in Lhasa, Tibet, which she had dubbed the East Asian Democratic Alliance, with East Asian used in the place of Chinese to indicate Tibet's sovereignty and unique culture. Inspired by Lei's courage, leader of the Uyghur Democratic Party Erkin Bughra also declared war on the People's Republic and stated that Xinjiang would now be the Uyghur Republic, an independent nation.
While only a few foreign nations became involved militarily, with Russia, the US and India sending in troops, many joined in supportive roles, supplying weapons and humanitarian aid. Iran and Pakistan supplied weapons to China for much of the war, Russia continued to supply weapons to Inner Mongolia after withdrawing its troops, ISIS and Afghanistan (Following its collapse to the Taliban) supplied weapons to the Turkistan Islamic Party ruling East Turkestan and South Korea, Japan, Australia, Chile-Venezuela and the United Kingdom provided weapons to the EADA and its allies; the United Kingdom had at first remained neutral, offering only refuge for many fleeing the nation. The Philippines, Canada, France, Germany, Norway and St Scarlett provided just humanitarian aid to the EADA and its allies, especially in regions formerly controlled by China and its allies following the harsh conditions their people faced under their rule as well as opening their borders to refugees alongside Japan, Vietnam, Russia and the Philippines.
World organisations also remained neutral on the situation at first, with the exception of the European Union which condemned the sinking of a civilian ship by the PRC off the coast of Taiwan, killing 15, and the Asia Cooperation Dialogue which condemned China's invasion of Taiwan, however this began to change as reports on the humanitarian crises, especially the Turpan Crisis in East Turkestan/Uyghuristan, occurring in the nation came to light. The EU and many nations across the world would later place sanctions against the People's Republic of China and the State of China. The EU also placed sanctions against Hungary and Poland for refusing to accept Chinese and Uyghur refugees, a controversial move in the eyes of the EU's opponents. Those that remained neutral beyond this point did release statements against human rights abuses though these were worded to be vague and general rather than directed at China itself.
Some point to some nations' involvement being politically motivated, with the strongest example being Taiwan who many saw as appealing to nostalgia for the Kuomintang, an organisation that in its past committed major war crimes and massacres. Others disputed this argument as Taiwan's current leader Tsai Ing-Wen is not a member of the Kuomintang party and the country as a whole has become far more progressive, being the only nation in Asia to have currently legalised Same-Sex Marriage. Many on all sides of the political spectrum also criticised the UK's involvement with some calling it not enough, some calling it too much and others saying they should steer clear of their colonial past by avoiding any and all involvement in their former colonies, such as Hong Kong or Shanghai's, affairs. After the US deployed troops many in the nation pointed to this as another example of American Neo-Colonialism in Asia, and compared it to their wasted efforts in Korea, Vietnam and even Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
As the war raged on it became more and more apparent that the People's Republic of China had no regard for human life, with the highest civilian death toll of all combatants, this became clear during the Urumqi Massacre where PLA troops broke through the city's defensive lines and massacred 200 civilian Uyghurs in the busy city centre, many of whom were just going about their daily lives, while others were protesting Chinese control in a peaceful manner. The Urumqi Massacre was shortly followed by the Turpan Crisis, an ongoing humanitarian crisis which has seen thousands of soldiers and civilians in the extremist controlled city killed due to continuous carpet bombings and raids by the PLA in an attempt to cull the extremist forces.
A refugee crisis began quickly with scared people from all different regions and ethnicities fleeing the nation en masse, with most heading to neighbouring nations such as Vietnam and Russia and many heading overseas to the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Australia and Europe. This was seen as adding to the existing refugee crisis of those currently still fleeing from the Middle East. A refugee crisis within Xinjiang saw many flee Turpan and Uruqmi for other cities in UPF, TIP and EADA controlled territories to escape the Chinese atrocities, following EADA intervention the crisis was mostly halted, though hundreds of thousands are still affected to this day.
Communist Party Rule
The Marxist-Leninist Chinese Communist Party came to power at the end of the First Chinese Civil War in 1949, ousting the former Kuomintang government of the Republic of China who retreated to the islands of Taiwan and Hainan, eventually losing the latter the following year. The People's Republic of China was proclaimed under the leadership of Chairman Mao Zedong. One of their first acts was officially annexing Tibet which had been seeking independence and slowly dismantling its government and social structure over the following decade.
Over the remainder of the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st China would continue to grow and exert its power over other nations across the world, laying claims to the majority of the South China Sea, propping up the North Korean dictatorship, refusing to acknowlege the existence of Taiwan and its government and carrying out genocidal activities against the Uyghur population of Xinjiang. With the world's largest population and military as well as the second largest economy and third largest nuclear arsenal, by early 2021 China was on track to become the next great super power, something which many saw as a major threat to world peace.
While minor wars, disputes and internal attacks did not phase the People's Republic of China throughout the majority of its existence by the mid-2010s the world had begun to awaken to human rights issues, with Same-Sex Marriage rapidly becoming the norm, more focus on ending and preventing wars, a re-analysis of colonial pasts and racism and China's anti-humanitarian ways became more opposed. With the more democratic region of Hong Kong finally daring to stand up to the CCP in 2019, initiating major protests which saw China crack down on many of the freedoms unique to the city state.
Hong Kong
As the situation worsened in Hong Kong, with books being banned, people going missing and the elected government standing on the side of the mainland, democracy movements were revitalised and the Democracy Party of China began to see a surge in new members. With recent graduate Lei Lifen, more commonly known by her English name Lizzie, taking the helm the party began to push back against the authoritarian forces.
After laws were passed allowing China to "deport" Hong Kong citizens to the mainland for trial, effectively ending their freedom to criticise he government, stripping them of their dual-national status, ending their right to appeal to other nations for help, shutting down Hong Kong's free press, ending the free flow of fact based information, and introducing a curfew across the entire nation preventing anyone from living life at their own pace, the democracy movements turned to more drastic measures. Armies were assembled in Hong Kong and Lhasa formed of students, former and current police and military men, with the intent to use force to end the oppression of the CCP. Dubbing themselves the Army of East Asia (Sometimes referred to as the Democratic Army of China and Tibet) they declared war against the Chinese government, beginning a full blown Civil War.
The Uyghur Crisis
Since 2014 the Chinese government under Xi Jinping has introduced policies which have led to more than a million Muslim ethnic Uyghurs in the west of the country being held in 'Vocational and Educational Centres' in the name of anti-terrorism. Here the imprisoned face abuse, rape and torture at the hands of Chinese officials. Many have dubbed this a genocide, both cultural and physical, and have compared such camps to those of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 40s.
Reports have found China practices forced labour, suppression of religion, political indoctrination, ill-treatment, forced sterilisation, forced contraception and forced abortion within the camps, all in an attempt to reduce opponents to the majority Han Chinese, atheist dominated state.
Though China claims the camps contain only terrorists, non of the imprisoned have faced any form of trial, and China has attempted multiple cover-ups of what goes on inside. In addition to the Uyghur Muslims, there have been reports of the camps holding Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Christians and even foreign nationals.
As China continued to deny the true intent of these camps and claimed to be decreasing the number in operation, a report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute claimed more were under construction throughout 2019 and 2020.
Outside of the camps, the population of Xinjiang has been falling consistently, with birth rates at an all time low by 2020. Though China denies forced sterilisation, the drop has been seen by many to be unnatural.
Turkistan Islamic Party
The Turkistan Islamic Party is an Islamic Extremist organisation founded in Xinjiang Province, with the goals of an independent East Turkestan replacing the Chinese province. Though it was removed from the US's list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations in 2020, it still operates under extremist goals and aligns itself with groups such as Al-Qaeda, ISIL and the Taliban and as such is still viewed as a terrorist organisation by the UN and many of its members.
Inspired by the Afghan Mujahideen revolt against the Soviet Union, TIP rose to prominence in 1990 when it carried out a revolt seeking to unite Turks against the Communists in China. This was quickly supressed by the Chinese government but forced them to deploy significant forces before the fighting ceased. They remained relatively inactive over the following years, to the point that the US government declassified them as a terrorist group as there was no evidence they still even existed. Since the war began they have quickly returned to their older ways, killing soldiers and civilians alike with various bombings in major cities.
In more recent years the party's main base, located in Syria, became involved in the Syrian Civil War and has proven difficult for the Syrian Government to overcome. Following their defeat to EADA in the Civil War, the Syrian base is their only remaining territory.
Sino-Indian Border Dispute
For centuries now there have been two major zones of dispute between India and China, these are the Chinese controlled Aksai-Chin region and the Indian controlled Northern Arunachal-Pradesh.
Aksai-Chin, a barren and mostly uninhabited area, has been under dispute since the mid-1800s. In the 1830s and 40s many conflicts occurred between China and the Sikh Empire, during which time the region of Ladakh was annexed into Sikh controlled Jammu. After being defeated by China a treaty was signed where both parties agreed to no longer enter each other's territories. After the Sikhs were defeated by the British and Ladakh came under their control, they met with the Chinese to discuss borders. Both sides agreed that the traditional borders were satisfactory. Later attempts to define this border lead to many disagreements and Britain never attempted to take control of the region with any form of force. This left Aksai-Chin, a mostly unimportant piece of land between China and Ladakh, undefined, causing the ongoing border dispute.
While this region is mostly unimportant, and the issue has laid dormant for centuries, many have speculated India want to reclaim it and redefine the border as a symbol of strength against China.
The Arunachal-Pradesh dispute is a more contentious issue. In 1913 representatives of Britain, China and Tibet met in Simla, India to discuss Tibet's status and borders. The McMahon line was drawn up roughly on a map and all three parties agreed to it, however China backed out of the deal after seeing a more detailed depiction. Tibet and Britain continued to recognise the treaty despite China's disagreement, however this meant Britain had broken the Anglo-Russian convention of 1907 in which they had agreed to never negotiate with Tibet without China's consent. China thus argued that the McMahon line was illegal and claimed its borders reached further south than the proposed border, India meanwhile claimed its borders should end at the Himalayas, the traditional borders of India as the furthest boundaries of the Indian subcontinent and claims the McMahon line is the most accurate representation of this boundary.
While India controls northern Arunachal-Pradesh, it has finally made a move to force China to accept the McMahon Line as the only border between the two nations.
Inner Mongolia
China has seen the reign of many different dynasties over its lands, not all of them led by the dominant Han ethnic group that controls the country today. During the days of the Mongol Empire, the country was controlled by the Mongol led Yuan Dynasty. This was not to last however as the Han led Ming Dynasty quickly reclaimed much of what is now considered China, leaving the Mongols in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Things only got worse from the Mongols from then on, with the Ming Dynasty and Manchu kingdoms slowly conquering more of their remaining land. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the lands that now constitute Inner Mongolia, an area that as a result struggled to stay as heavily dominated by the Mongol Ethnicity as what is now modern-day Mongolia.
Mongolia's independence finally came to an end in 1636 when the Manchu led Qing dynasty, having already conquered the Ming dynasty, invaded and annexed the Mongolian lands. They divided their new land into Outer Mongolia (Modern Mongolia and Russia's Tuva Republic), Inner Mongolia (The modern day region plus areas of the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin), Taoxi Mongolia (Western modern Inner Mongolia) and the Chahar Banners (Small areas of modern Inner Mongolia and parts of Heibei province).
While Mongolian rulers continued to fight the Qing, they eventually gave in and were given Chinese princely titles in return for their surrender. Over time, through intermarriages, these princes became very closely tied to the Qing. Those that refused to follow Qing rule eventually lost all their power after a failed rebellion saw all Chahar Mongol princes executed and their lands put under direct control of the Qing dynasty. This allowed the dynasty to disobey Inner Mongolia's laws against Han settlements on their land, moving in hundreds of thousands of Han farmers who took control of the majority of Inner Mongolia and Manchuria's land. New laws were written forbidding Mongols from leaving their respective banners or from entering any Han dominated provinces, this was done to prevent the Mongols from banding together to fight back against the Qing. These policies continued right until the end of the Qing dynasty, with Han Chinese continuing to settle and to marry into Mongol families, many who fully integrated changed their identities to Mongol but distinguished themselves from 'true Mongols'.
In 1911, as Qing began to collapse, Outer Mongolia declared its independence from the dynasty, and while every Inner Mongolian banner recognised their Bogd Khan as leader of all Mongols, internal strife between Mongols and Han Chinese prevented a full reunification. Any rebellions or attempts to break free from the Qing Dynasty and re-join independent Mongolia were put down by the Qing faithful Mongol princes. As a result, when the new Republic of China was formed, Inner Mongolia was retained as the provinces of Rehe, Chahar and Suiyuan.
The region gained brief independence in 1937 as Mengjiang after Japan invaded China during the Second World War but was fully re-integrated with the ROC by 1945 after Japan's defeat, though was briefly independent once more for 2 months between September and November 1945 as the Inner Mongolian People's Republic.
During the first Chinese Civil War the communists seized control of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia and created the Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia, which still exists today. Under CCP rule the region has seen significant growth and China continues to encourage Han Chinese people to move into the area, something which is seen as corrupt and unethical, especially by the Mongolian population. China has also recently made moves towards phasing out the teaching of Mongolian language and culture in the region.
As a result of its history and current anti-Mongol tactics by the PRC, an Inner Mongolian People's Party, based in the US, was created to push for independence.
Manchu People
The Manchu are an ethnic minority in China, and the forth largest ethnic group overall behind the Han, Zhuang and Hui groups.
Despite their small numbers they have played a significant part in Chinese history, not only giving their name to Manchuria but also the Later Jin (1616-1636) and, more significantly, the Qing (1636-1912) Dynasties of China, with the latter being the sixth longest lasting and arguably one of the most famous dynasties in all of China's multi-millennia long history, as well as its final one before the country became a republic in 1912.
European Migrant Crisis
Beginning in 2010, Europe reported increased numbers of refugees coming in via the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe passages. This was caused by increased conflicts in the Middle East and Central Asia, such as in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. While many at first settled in the first more developed country they arrived at such as Turkey, Jordan, Iran and Pakistan, their treatment by the governments of said nations, as well as laws forbidding their entry in countries like Jordan and Egypt, drove them westwards towards Central and Western Europe.
Such large numbers of refugees has led to protests and general unrest in Europe, with far-right factions calling for complete shutdowns on immigration as a result. Many protests have been seen, citing increased sexual assault and incompatible cultures as their reasons for opposing the entry of migrants.
After electing right leaning politicians, Poland and Hungary became the strictest countries on the continent to clamp down on those entering their borders. The issue was more apparent in Hungary, the European nation with the most refugee applications per capita, who went against EU law in order to prevent migrant entry.
As the Chinese Civil War became more widespread and violent, many migrants from China began to make similar journeys to those in the Middle East. While the majority headed for nearer countries such as Vietnam, Japan or Australia, many headed to Europe due to offers of protection. This trend was sparked by the United Kingdom allowing in Hong Kong citizens holding its British Overseas Passports, this was later expanded to any Chinese national. Countries observing the largest number of Chinese refugees are the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy.
As migrants began to flood to Europe Hungary and Poland gave similar responses to those coming from the Middle East, this caused the European Union to finally take action, placing sanctions against the two nations, stating they would not expel the nations from the union as this would not solve the deep rooted issues they face.
Demographics
The population of China was estimated at 1.398 billion in 2019; ethnic groups - approximately Han 91%, Zhuang 1.2%, Hui 0.8%, Manchu 0.8%, Uyghur 0.8%, Miao 0.7%, Yi 0.7%, Tujia 0.7%, Tibetan 0.5%, Mongol 0.4%, Other 2.4% (Includes Dong, Korean, Kazakh, Wa, Kyrgyz, Russian, Uyghur, Tatars); Religions - Non-Religious/Folk Religions 74%, Buddhist 15%, Taoist 8%, Christian 2%, Muslim 1%
Curfew Bill Introduced May 2021
Major Protests and Uprisings in Beijing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Chongqing, Shanghai, Shenzen, Hong Kong and Macau May 2021
Chinese Democracy Advocates Encourage Protests to Continue June 2021
UN Warns of Full Blown Civil War Early July 2021
East Asian Democratic Alliance formed, joins Uyghur Republic and Taiwan in declaring war on the People's Republic of China Late July 2021
EADA takes the city of Guangzhou Late July 2021
Taiwan deploys 200,000 reserves and invades the mainland and seizes the city of Quanzhou Late July 2021
India joins the war and donates 200,000 troops to the EADA Late July 2021
Civilian Ship is Sunk in Taiwanese Strait Late July 2021
United States places sanctions against China and its allies Late July 2021
Australia and the United Kingdom also place sanctions against China and its allies Late July 2021
All PLA Reserves are deployed as China takes back large areas of territory and invades Taiwan Late July 2021
AEA Invades Hainan Late July 2021
Shanghai falls to rebel faction declaring support for the East Asian Democratic Alliance Late July 2021
Hainan falls to EADA forces Late July 2021
CCP forces push further towards Taipei, killing a further 10 Taiwanese civilians Early August 2021
Inner Mongolia Defence Force declares the city of Ulanqab independent from the People's Republic of China Early August 2021
Temtsiltu Shobtsood returns to Inner Mongolia to command their forces Early August 2021
PLA Troops surround the city of Urumqi Early August 2021
PLA Captures Lhasa and Shanghai Early August 2021
Taiwan is pushed off the mainland as its northern territories are captured by PLA forces Early August 2021
Taiwan joins the EADA and merges RoCAF with AEA Early August 2021
The United States joins the war on EADA's side, sending in troops for "peace keeping" Early August 2021
Russia joins the war on China's side, sending in troops to "restore the peace" Early August 2021
The Turkistan Islamic Party declares war on China and the EADA, seeking an Islamic State of East Turkestan Early August 2021
Inner Mongolia declares alliance with China in exchange for greater autonomy Early August 2021
Shanghai falls into EADA hands once again Early August 2021
The Manchu Patriot Army declares war on China and the EADA, claiming it will reform the Qing Dynasty Early August 2021
The city of Xi'an declares itself independent as the Free City of Xi'an Early August 2021
200 Uyghurs massacred in Urumqi's city centre by PLA troops Early August 2021
Taiwan recaptured by EADA Early August 2021
Hainan invaded by PLA troops, south falls to Chinese control once more Mid August 2021
Manchu uprisings cause much of Jilin to fall to MPA control Mid August 2021
East Turkestan grows in support and members in the cities of Hotan, Kuqa and Turpan Mid August 2021
Germany, Norway and St Scarlett begin sending humanitarian aid to China Mid August 2021
The European Union places sanctions against China, Poland and Hungary Mid August 2021
Inner Mongolia unites under one banner Mid August 2021
China begins push against Chengdu and Shanghai Mid August 2021
2 Xi'an Old Guard members killed after wandering into Shaanxi Province Mid August 2021
Major clashes between AEA and TIP in Xinjiang as AEA push towards Hotan Mid August 2021
PLA Surrounds Chengdu and pushes towards Lhasa once more Mid August 2021
AEA recaptures Western Hainan, bringing the full island back under their administration Mid August 2021
PLA takes back Northern Wuhan Mid August 2021
PLA begins push on Kunming Mid August 2021
Manchuria pushes with surprising strength against the PLA in North-East China Mid August 2021.
AEA Civilian deaths rise dramatically after attacks from TIP and PLA in Xinjiang and Wuhan Mid August 2021.
PLA forces retreat from Manchuria after major guerrilla assaults cause mass casualties Mid August 2021.
IMDF forces begin invasion into Jilin and Liaoning while PLA focuses elsewhere in nation Mid August 2021.
West Hotan falls to AEA forces Mid August 2021.
PLA increases campaigns in Xinjiang, killing more civilians Late August 2021.
Bombings in Beijing and Chongqing by TIP kill over 100 Chinese civilians Late August 2021.
TIP Co-Leader Abdul Haq al-Turkistani is killed by AEA raid on East Hotan Late August 2021.
Northern Wuhan recaptured by AEA Late August 2021.
Hotan falls and TIP suffers major casualties after death of al-Turkistani Late August 2021.
China Splits Northern East Turkestan in major push, 100 civilians killed Late August 2021.
AEA Troops move on Chongqing Late August 2021
MPA Begins moving towards Beijing Late August 2021.
PLA Troops trapped at Shannan in Tibet Late August 2021.
Clashes between Inner Mongolia and Manchuria as IMDF pushes into Jilin and Liaoning Late August 2021
PLA Shannan falls, soldiers sent to Beijing Late August 2021.
PLA Xinjiang Campaign claims more land from UPF, with brutal treatment of Uyghurs Late August 2021.
General Ding Laihang of the PLA killed in Shanghai Late August 2021.
Turpan Massacre sees largest casualty count of the entire war with 5,500 dead Late August 2021.
Xi'an surrenders to PLA troops Late August 2021.
TIP's Hotan territory falls to EADA troops Late August 2021.
More bombings in Turpan see thousands more killed Early September 2021.
People flee Turpan into Chinese, Uyghur and Democrat controlled territories Early September 2021.
IMDF pushes further in Manchuria Early September 2021.
Tibet fully captured by EADA Early September 2021.
Tibet declares independence from China, recognised by belligerent and partially recognised states Early September 2021.
EADA allies recognise Tibet Early September 2021.
China declares war on Tibet Early September 2021.
PLA begins assault on Urumqi Early September 2021.
Taliban withdraws support for East Turkestan following a complete loss of control in TIP territories Early September 2021.
Inner Mongolia pushes further into Manchuria and takes the city of Shenyang Early September 2021.
EADA creates protectorate of Urumqi to prevent PLA carpet bombings on the city Early September 2021.
Clashes between EADA and IMDF in Gansu and Ningxia Early September 2021.
PLA pushes into Kuqa Early September 2021.
EADA takes the city of Chongqing Early September 2021.
Major battles between the PLA and AEA in Chongqing, Guangxi, Sichuan and Ningxia see highest military casualties yet Early September 2021.
EADA takes control of the city of Kuqa, arresting TIP militants Early September 2021.
TIP leader Abdullah Mansour is found and executed by AEA forces Early September 2021.
EADA Operation Hercules (Sun Wukong) begins with the intent of liberating Turpan Early September 2021.
IMDF Takes control of the Western Half of Manchu capital, Harbin Early September 2021.
Russia withdraws troops in favour of support in China and Inner Mongolia and ends all support for Manchuria Early September 2021.
A brute force campaign from EADA takes control of the entire province of Jiangxi in a matter of days Early September 2021.
TIP's northern territory is captured by AEA forces, fighters expected to have fled to the southern territory Early September 2021.
Inner Mongolia declares independence from China, declares war on all other militias Mid September 2021.
IMDF takes Mohe City Mid September 2021.
Chile-Venezuela begins providing humanitarian aid to EADA Mid September 2021.
IMDF Heads Towards Beijing Mid September 2021.
Small TIP base found and destroyed, 50 TIP Soldiers reported dead Mid September 2021.
Uyghur Republic joins the EADA and merges UPF with AEA Mid September 2021.
ISIL withdraws support for East Turkestan Mid September 2021.
AEA Heads for Beijing and Tianjin, major fighting on Tianjin's border Mid September 2021.
Huge AEA push sees Chongqing, Guangxi, Guizhou and Jiangsu captured Mid September 2021.
IMDF invades Beijing Mid September 2021.
AEA invades Tianjin Late September 2021.
IMDF captures Ningxia Late September 2021.
TIP defeated after final bases are located and destroyed by EADA Late September 2021.
Xi Jinping reported missing, Wang Qishan and Wei Fenghe take over leadership Late September 2021.
Huge IMDF push against Manchuria sees major casualties Late September 2021.
Chinese government complex barricaded by IMDF Late September 2021.
Chinese Secretary of State reported missing Late September 2021.
IMDF Captures Manchu capital Harbin Late September 2021.
Sichuan Province fully captured by EADA Late September 2021.
Tianjin captured by EADA Late September 2021.
Wei Fenghe and PLA lead coup d'etat against the Chinese government, executing high ranking officials, including VP Wang Qishan Late September 2021.
State of China declared to replace the People's Republic of China Late September 2021.
Xinjiang fully captured by EADA forces Late September 2021.
Uyghur Republic declares independence from the State of China Late September 2021.
Uyghuristan recognised by EADA and allies and others Late September 2021.
IMDF invades Tibet (Qinghai) and Tianjin Late September 2021.
Manchuria defeated by Inner Mongolia, troops merged Late September 2021.
North Korean troops engage IMDF at China/North Korea border Late September 2021.
China pushes back against IMDF and EADA forces in Beijing and Tianjin Early October 2021.
EADA takes Xi'an and fully conquers Henan and Anhui Early October 2021.
IMDF takes Xiahe county from EADA Early October 2021.
China's last territories outside of Beijing's surrounding area fall to EADA forces Early October 2021.
EADA begins pushback against IMDF, pushing them out of Tibet and Xiahe County Early October 2021.
Iran and Pakistan drop all support from China Early October 2021.
Tibet submits application for UN membership Early October 2021.
EADA captures Gansu, Shaanxi and Ningxia from IMDF Early October 2021.
UN suspends the State of China from the Security Council Early October 2021.
PLA recaptures the city of Beijing, pushes into Tianjin and Liaoning Early October 2021.
UN Security Council votes to recommend Tibet's ascension to the General Assembly Early October 2021.
Major skirmishes at Beijing Borders between PLA and EADA Early October 2021.
IMDF loses control of most of Hebei to EADA and PLA Early October 2021.
PLA invades Inner Mongolia Early October 2021.
IMDF pushed out of Hebei and Shanxi Early October 2021.
AEA recaptures most of Tianjin Mid October 2021.
AEA invades Inner Mongolia Mid October 2021.
Tibet is admitted to the United Nations Late October 2021.
Uyghuristan applies to join the United Nations Late October 2021.
AEA recaptures most of Beijing Late October 2021.
State of China's government evacuates the National Congress, flees to Xianghe County Late October 2021.
Inner Mongolia reports military casualties outnumber active troops Late October 2021.
AEA defeats the PLA Navy as it takes the final coastal areas of the State of China Late October 2021.
PLA soldiers lay down their weapons and switch sides en masse Late October 2021.
UN Security Council votes to recommend Uyghuristan's ascension to the General Assembly Late October 2021.
Russia withdraws support for Inner Mongolia Late October 2021.
Inner Mongolia announces intent to Surrender Late October 2021.
Uyghuristan is admitted to the United Nations Late October 2021.
The State of China surrenders following a complete loss of territory outside of Hebei Late October 2021.
Inner Mongolia surrenders before it too can be defeated Late October 2021.
The Treaty of Lhasa is signed, ending the war Late October 2021.
Inner Mongolia is allowed to remain independent under the promise of government reform Late October 2021.
The Federal Republic of China is established Late October 2021.
China's government is relocated from Beijing to Hong Kong on a temporary basis, Jingzhou is proclaimed the official capital Late October 2021.
Inner Mongolia applies to join the UN as EADA allies agree to support its ascension Late October 2021.
The EADA disbands with plans for a new peace oriented alliance between China, Tibet, Uyghuristan and Inner Mongolia in the near future Late October 2021.
The Army of East Asia and remaining People's Liberation Army are split into the Armed Forces of China, Tibet Defence Forces and Uyghur People's Front Late October 2021.
State of China - Surrendered
The State of China, led by Wei Fenghe, was a military dictatorship that took the place of the People's Republic of China following a military coup by the People's Liberation Army. It was committed to winning back former PRC territory taken by the EADA and Inner Mongolia, having lost all faith in the former CCP controlled government. Their military, the People's Liberation Army, was once the largest organised militia in the world as the People's Republic of China's main military force, with over 3 million active troops before drastically decreasing as the war raged on. The State of China was supported militarily by North Korea though only at the Chinese-North Korean border where the North Koreans fought Inner Mongolian troops.
They surrendered on 25th October 2021, leaving the war to end just a day later following the surrender of Inner Mongolia.
People's Republic of China - Overthrown
The Chinese Communist Party, led by Wang Qishan and Wei Fenghe following the disappearance of former leader Xi Jinping, was committed to maintaining its control of China, claiming the insurgents were merely terrorists using fabricated crimes against humanity as justification to increase their power and influence over the Chinese populace. Before the war their military, the People's Liberation Army, was the largest organised militia in the world and was led by Wei Fenghe, China's former Minister of Defence. They received military support from Russia for most of the war and military supplies from Pakistan, Iran and North Korea.
While for most of the war they maintained the majority of their territory, a series of losses to the surprisingly strong armies of EADA, Inner Mongolia and Manchuria left them with no control over any province in its entirety. Following Xi's disappearance the PRC became more of a military junta with Minister of Defence, Wei Fenghe holding far more control via the PLA than new CCP leader Wang Qishan, before being overthrown completely in the 24th September 2021 Chinese Coup D'etat.
The East Asian Democratic Alliance - Victorious
Led by Lizzie Lei of the Democracy Party of China and Penpa Tsering of Tibet , this alliance between the DPC, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwa aimed to remove the CCP from power and to create a democratic Federal Republic of China, granting independence or full autonomy to regions such as Tibet and Uyghuristan. Their military, the Army of East Asia led by Hu Qiu, consisted of civilians, police, soldiers from Taiwan, Uyghuristan, India and the United States as well as defected military many of whom were formerly loyal to the CCP and over the war became the largest organised militia in the world, standing at over 5 million active troops before it was split into the independent armies of China, Tibet and Uyghuristan.
They were supported militarily by India and the United States and received supplies, both military and humanitarian, from the Philippines, Japan and South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Norway and St Scarlett with the Australia, France and the United Kingdom offering refuge to those who flee from the country alongside other neutral states.
The Republic of China - Joined EADA
The largest opposing force in the First Chinese Civil War, Taiwan aimed to create a new Republic of China on the mainland under Taiwan's current government led by Tsai Ing-Wen. They had discussed higher levels of autonomy for Xingjian, Tibet and Hong Kong/Macau as well as providing reparations to the affected Uyghurs, however were more reluctant with regards to full independence. Their military the Republic of China Armed forces, led by Chiu Kuo-Cheng the Taiwanese Minister of Defence, was relatively small however 1.7 million soldiers stood by in reserve and were rapidly deployed in large numbers when required.
On 14th August 2021 Taiwan officially joined their ally the East Asian Democratic Alliance under the agreement they would work alongside the Democracy Party of China following a potential victory and would recognise Tibet and Uyghuristan's right to independence.
The Uyghur Republic - Joined EADA
Led by Erkin Bughra the Ughur Republic aimed to create a democratic republic similar to others in Central Asia, with complete independence from China. Their military, the Uyghur People's Front was led by Nur Bar Sauma and consisted of almost 150,000 active personnel, many of whom were PLA defectors.
On 17th September 2021 the Uyghur Republic officially joined their ally the East Asian Democratic Alliance and the UPF was merged with the Army of East Asia under the condition that Uyghuristan would become a fully independent nation following a potential victory.
People's Republic of Inner Mongolia - Surrendered
Led by Temtsiltu Shobtsood the Inner Mongolian People's Party was formerly aligned with China, hoping to obtain a higher degree of autonomy. At the start of the war Temtsiltu stated that there was no desire to seek independence for the region, however once China's strength dwindled significantly the region seemed to go back on this entire, declaring independence from China and subsequently declaring war on the former powerhouse, putting it at odds with both China and the EADA. Temtsiltu has frequently stated that re-unification with Mongolia is not a priority as the two nations have become wildly different over the decades following Mongolia's independence from the Republic of China. Their military, the Inner Mongolia Defence Force, was led by Yesunuva Chigu and stood at around 150,000 men at its greatest size, thanks to donated troops from the PLA. They were backed militarily by Russia for most of the end of the war.
Inner Mongolia would surrender to the EADA on 26th October 2021, following the State of China's surrender a day prior, hoping to put an end to the war before they could suffer a total loss of territory in the same way as their formerly fellow countrymen.
Empire of Manchuria - Surrendered
The Manchu Patriot Army rose up against all other forces, with the goal of conquering China and restoring the Qing Dynasty. Led by Ginggeri Ejenngo, who styles himself Emperor Kangxi II (after the longest reigning Qing monarch) they were previously known as a far-right terror group operating in the Manchuria region, mainly the western side of the city of Harbin, which they claimed as their capital. With almost 100,000 active troops at their peak, led by General Tungsairi Bayantai, they demonstrated surprising strength against the PLC in the early days of the war.
On 27th September 2021, following a long and vicious campaign led by the Inner Mongolia Defence Force which saw their capital, Harbin, captured, Ejenngo was forced to surrender and the remnants of the Empire of Manchuria were absorbed by Inner Mongolia and the Manchu Patriot Army was merged with the IMDF.
Islamic Republic of East Turkestan - Defeated
In Xinjiang a second group entered the civil war when the group widely known as a terror organisation, the Turkistan Islamic Party, declared war on all other belligerents in the civil war with the exception of Uyghuristan. While both groups wished to see the end of the Xinjiang region, replaced with an independent Uyghur state, TIP, led by Abdul Haq al-Turkistani and Abdullah Mansour (until their deaths), was seeking a non-secular Islamic Fundamentalist state with limited or no democratic systems in place. While the TIP peaked at 20,000 troops it found itself quickly defeated once EADA and PLA troops moved in on their capitals, Hotan, then Turpan and finally Kuqa, and as of 21st September 2021 they now have no presence in China.
Free City of Xi'an - Surrendered
One of China's oldest cities, Xi'an, declared itself independent in the midst of the war, wishing to avoid being invaded by troops from any of the involved sides. The city state, led by former mayor Li Mingyuan, also declared itself neutral, with a defensive effort comprised of police officers and known as the Xi'an Old Guard, standing just 498 strong, they were the smallest involved military and only suffered two military casualties, with no civilians harmed in their territory at any part of the war, even following take-over by the People's Liberation Army and later EADA. Their defensive effort was led by Gao Donghai.
On 31st August 2021, the city was invaded by the PLA and forced to surrender, many believe this was China's response to the loss of most of its major cities to rebel forces, as Xi'an is both highly populated and historically significant to the country.
Prior to the war many countries and international organisations had already declared their opposition to policies being practiced in China. Australia and the United Kingdom both declared their aims to reduce reliance on China, with nations in the EU as well as Canada and the US being in agreement. The United States in particular was already seeking to place sanctions on China and did so within a week of the war beginning, followed swiftly by both the UK and Australia. St Scarlett was one of the first nations to cut off ties to the country, closing its embassies and halting trade after events in Hong Kong escalated.
Reports from Australia helped expose the Uyghur crisis as well as issues with Chinese cyber-bullying and other humanitarian crises. Japan regularly urged western nations to join them in creating a force great enough to stand against China in order to end its firm grip on the world and its bullying tactics.
Upon declaration of the Civil War, many nations immediately took sides and began offering support to the various factions, these nations included Russia, Japan and India. India has declared its intentions to ally with the EADA and move troops into China, especially in the Aksai-Chin region, formerly belonging to India, that China has controlled since 1947.
While the European Union remained neutral at first it's President, Ursula Von der Leyen, spoke out against China's hostile and aggressive tactics when a Taiwanese civilian ship was mistakenly sunk off the coast of Taiwan, killing 15. The EU later endorsed the EADA, stating that China's latest actions are yet more on a long list of reasons why the dictator led regime does not belong in the modern world. In mid-August the EU placed sanctions against China as it prepared to take in Chinese refugees, sanctions were also placed against Poland and Hungary for refusing to allow refugees from both China and the Middle East inside their borders.
After the PLC's major pushback against rebel forces, leading to a high civilian death toll, France and Canada who had previously remained neutral officially announced their backing of the rebellion, providing supplies and medical aid to those who need them within the rebel controlled territories. Germany, Norway and St Scarlett later joined humanitarian efforts in the nation.
Hungary and Poland, while not supporting China, declared outrage at immigrants beginning to appear in Europe, claiming they were yet more invaders they would be forced to take in on top of those fleeing from the Middle East and that it was the end of Europe's right to determine its own fate. Calls to eject them from the European Union only grew stronger as a result, however the EU has stated this would not help the issue, instead placing sanctions against the two nations. The two later refused to recognise either Uyghuristan or Tibet upon independence, they would later change their decision after the EU threatened harsher sanctions. This move by the EU was claimed by its opponents to be overstepping as many felt they were forcing two of their members to recognise the two new nations, the EU claims it merely encouraged them to recognise the nations while the increased sanction threat was directed towards their treatment of refugees from these lands.
Major international organisations such as ASEAN, NATO and the United Nations itself released statements criticising China and the PLA's tactics in the war, with civilian casualties cause by their hand outnumbering any other side in the war by far, especially in Uyghuristan, then Xinjiang Region. The United Nations deployed a number of peace keeping taskforces to the country, especially within Uyghuristan where Islamic Extremism was quickly becoming a major problem.
A group condemnation of PLA tactics in Uyghuristan, especially regarding their treatment of Turpan, was announced by the EU, UN, ASEAN, NATO, AU, PROSUR and the Asia Cooperation Dialogue. Many international brands made the move away from Chinese manufacturing and trade following the crisis. China was also banned from attending annual BRICS summits for the foreseeable future, though it is likely the Federal Republic of China will be able to re-join the organisation once it has recovered from the war.
After Tibet declared its independence nations such as Palestine and Kosovo were amongst the first to recognise the new nation, as well as unrecognised states such as Catalonia and Somaliland. Western allies quickly followed with the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, India, the UK, the USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Norway and St Scarlett recognising the state as a group, followed by most EU members, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, Laver Island, Chile-Venezuela, Argentina, Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Inner Mongolia also later declared independence but received less international recognition. Among the few that vocally recognised the nation early on are Russia, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, Mongolia, South Sudan, Palestine and Kosovo. Following the signing of the Treaty of Lhasa, EADA allies and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United States, United Kingdom and France agreed to vote in favour of admitting Inner Mongolia to the organisation, this caused an uptick in nations around the globe recognising the new nation. China's new president Lei Lifen is in talks to take over China's permanent seat on the UNSC and has stated she will also support Inner Mongolia's ascension should the vote be held after the Federal Republic of China is officially admitted to the UN.
Xinjiang Region later declared its independence following the EADA capture of the final PLA controlled territory, it was recognised by EADA members (EADA, Taiwan and Tibet) and all of EADA's allies. Other nations that quickly declared their recognition included Ireland, Laver Island, South Africa and in the Islamic world Egypt, Malaysia and Indonesia, amongst others.
Tibet and Uyghuristan were later admitted to the UN as the 193rd and 194th members respectively with only one nation (North Korea) voting against in both cases and with Iran, Pakistan and Cuba abstaining from the vote for Uyghuristan, however it should be noted that all governments claiming to represent China, were excluded from the vote.
After China lost control of one of its last major cities, Chongqing, and continued to use overly brutal tactics in Xinjiang Russia announced it would be withdrawing all troops from the country. President Vladimir Putin declared however that he would continue to provide military support to Inner Mongolia and the People's Republic of China, but would no longer do the same for Manchuria, citing human rights abuses within their territories.
Russia refused to comment on the split between China and Inner Mongolia but Russia later dropped all support for China, whilst continuing to supply troops and supplies to the Mongols, leading many to believe they were just supporting the strongest side opposing the US backed EADA. After China lost its final territories outside of the Beijing area both Pakistan and Iran simultaneously dropped their support for the nation and shortly after recognised the Kingdom of Tibet. North Korea continues to fight on China's side but is fighting a mainly defensive war, unable to push far beyond their border with China.
Islamic extremist groups, ISIL and the Taliban, who would take control of Afghanistan in the midst of the war in China, showed their support for East Turkestan for some time but both withdrew once the tides began to change.
Many world leaders, including Moon Jae-In and Astrid Haugen spoke out against Chinese aggression as the PLA continued to draw out a war many believed it had already lost.
From the very first day refugees fled from China amidst the chaos of the new conflict. The majority fled to neighbouring countries such as Russia, Laos and Vietnam, with Vietnam taking the brunt. Vietnam reported the entry of over 20 million Chinese citizens following the start of the conflict.
Some also fled to island nations nearby such as Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. Carrie Lam, former leader of Hong Kong is among them, sighted in the Philippines before the conflict began. Former president, Xi Jingping, and minister of state, Chen Wenqing, are also suspected to have fled the country with rumours stating that Xi has headed to the Americas, their whereabouts are currently still unknown.
Russia, Japan and the Philippines and Australia also observed over 5 million and hundreds of thousands arrived as far as France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom as with both states declaring their aim to allow more to find a safe haven within their borders.
Economic Sanctions Against China
Only July 25th 2021, the US Congress enacted punitive sanctions on the Chinese government for its actions during and prior to the Civil War across Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as abroad such as their actions in the South China Sea. These sanctions would penalize any entities lending support to the Chinese government, but failed to penalize any companies operating in China.
Some activists welcomed this legislation. Some critics contend that these punitive sanctions are likely to backfire or have unintended consequences; they argue that ordinary Chinese people will have fewer economic resources due to these sanctions, further worsening their plight, while the sanctions' impact on ruling political elites will be limited. Many also point to nations that rely on trade with China, such as those in Central Asia, Africa and the Pacific, arguing that the US is using the sanctions as an excuse to prosecute their general involvement in Chinese affairs.
Many criticised the US's hesitancy at placing restrictions on Chinese companies, arguing that they should go all in or not at all, and this is a sign that the US cares more about itself and its profits than the Chinese people suffering at the hands of the CCP.
Beijing stated that this was a direct attack on the Chinese people and claimed this was an example of American hypocrisy, they claimed that the US was causing more harm to their citizens than they themselves ever would. China was also quick to pick up on the exclusion of companies, calling it a blatant example of America's overly-capitalistic nature.
Australia and the United Kingdom were quick to follow, but were able to avoid making the same mistakes as the US, placing the same sanctions against companies operating within the PRC and halting almost all trade with the nation. France, Japan and Canada soon joined them with similar sanctions put in place.
After the Chinese Migrant Crisis began to reflect the early stages of the Middle Eastern Migrant Crisis in Europe, with some states standing equally opposed, the European Union also placed sanctions against China for human rights abuses.
The EU placed further sanctions against China following the Turpan Massacre against East Turkestan, these were heightened after the crisis in Turpan worsened.
Following the end of the war East Asia was left fundamentally altered. A once dominant power in the region, seen by many as a modern empire, was gone and in its place stood four new democratic, in theory, nations: The Federal Republic of China, Uyghuristan, Tibet and Inner Mongolia. Many of these nations cities have sustained major damage, most notably the cities of Turpan, Hotan, Kuqa, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Lhasa and Chifeng.
While none of these nations have currently been able to hold elections while they continue to focus their efforts on rebuilding after the war, all have stated their intent to do so. Many have been critical on whether they will keep to their promises, with some seeing Inner Mongolia as yet another authoritarian communist dictatorship and others worried that Uyghuristan's plans of remaining a secular nation will not come to fruition, concerned that it will instead mirror events in countries such as Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia.
China has already begun decommissioning many of its soldiers and weapons, though it is likely the nation will remain one of the largest military powers in the world with an active army somewhere between two and three million soldiers. With most of its industry unaffected by the war, due to the CCP and PLA's hopes they would not need to destroy what they still considered their own industry, and its population still standing at over 1 billion, China is certain to remain an economic power on the world stage.
A worldwide hunt for Xi Jingping and Chen Wenqing, both believed to still be alive outside the country, is currently ongoing, with hopes to capture them and trial them for their international crimes both before and during the war, citing the Uyghur Genocide and Turpan Crisis as the main offenses. Many other former CCP officials, including President of the State of China, Wei Fenghe, are already sitting trial.
While the death of one of the world's worst dictatorships is something to be celebrated, the rest of the world is feeling the effects of the hole left by the People's Republic. China's Belt and Road scheme was vital for many poorer nations across Africa, Asia and Oceania, and its role in trade was vital for the whole world, as China had begun to replace the United States as the world's favourite trading partner. President Lei has stated her intent to unfreeze the Belt and Road scheme and to re-initiate trade as soon as possible, but China is currently not in the best position to do this. It is highly likely a major economic recession will soon be felt, especially as this comes before the COVID-19 pandemic has run its course.
No country felt the death of the People's Republic as hard as North Korea however, this dictatorship has been propped up by China for decades, without its one ally it is unlikely the nation will be able to survive in its current state. Talks are already undergoing between South Korea and its western allies on whether an invasion will be necessary. Either way it is likely North Korea will soon fall into the hands of Seoul.
