Seraph I, the International Space Station, has been manned for 8 months now. 2010 - China has taken over more of its neighboring nations. Japan signs Tokashawi Treaty with China to avoid invasion.
Japan begins trading advanced technology with China.
Majority of Africa unites to form the CNA, or Collective Nations of Africa. UN reforms to include the European Union, the CNA, China, Russia, and Australia as it's Security Council. 2015 - Jenna X project perfects human cloning process. Right-Wing terrorists bomb the project compound but fail to kill the clone, Jenna, who flees to New York. Chinese forces advance 15 miles into Russia, claiming it as Chinese soil.