The Second Great War (Xi's Ambition)

## Background

Following the collapse of the People's Republic of China in 1991 and the bankruptcy of the Chinese Federation in 1998, several riots would occur across China. Amidst the chaos, former MSS agent Xi Jinping and several members of the ZLW QJ would assist in the assassination of President Jiang Zemin and the establishment of the Chinese Federal Republic. Xi Jinping would assume the title of Supreme Chancellor of the Republic and would begin bolstering Chinese military power. In 2000, Xi Jinping would institute a military five-year plan in an attempt to rapidly increase the Chinese military’s power. By 2002, China's military and industry had rapidly expanded. With increasing sanctions by UPTO causing further damage to the Chinese economy. On November 18th, 2002; Xi declared war on UPTO, starting the Second Great War.

## The Course of the War

### War in Great Britain

During the early days of the war, China and their allies were successfully able to occupy border towns within South Korea. With a large amount of UK troops already fighting in Egypt and Turkey, Chinese troops managed to land in Iceland and Scotland in October of 2003. Chinese troops would face resistance from local civilian militias and the remaining British military. During the battle of Wick, Chinese troops would lose twice as many troops as the defending British army. Despite heavy losses, the Chinese military would be successful in brutally suppressing UK resistance. One of the most infamous examples was the Glasgow Massacre of 2003 in which over 4,000 protesters were killed protesting Chinese occupation in the recently captured city of Glasgow. This massacre in Glasgow would lead to King Leo’s famous Eternal War speech and would result in the rallying of several Britons to the pro-war effort. Chinese troops would complete the Scotland campaign by October of 2004 after securing Edinburgh. In response to Chinese advancement, Welsh rebels would revolt and take over the Government by April 12th, 2005. Celtic Rebels would follow suit and revolt in October of 2005. Throughout 2005, the British front would come to a stalemate with Chinese troops failing to advance past the Humber Estuary. But due to the Chinese occupying key economic cities in the north, the British economy would collapse by the summer of 2005. This would cause the United Kingdom to sign the Aberdeen Concession on December 12th, 2005; ceding all land north of the River Irwell.

### War in China

In the early phases of the war, China was successfully able to invade portions of Asia without much resistance. But by January of 2003, Afghanistan and UPTO forces had blockaded Chinese access into the South Asia Sea. Meanwhile, UPTO forces in north Asia would do bombing raids on Chinese cities such as Shanghai. While China faced economic pressure, XI's reworking of the Chinese economy into one of wartime saved it from similar economic collapse that the United Kingdom faced. The Second Great War would end with a Chinese victory in Great Britain and a stalemate reached in Asia. Despite winning the war, UPTO bombings and blockades of China have lead to serious economic and population decline which plagues China to this day.

## Aftermath

### Collapse of the United Kingdom

Following the end of the war, riots would begin in the remaining parts of the United Kingdom. On March 12th, 2006; Rebels had taken over London and the United Kingdom officially collapsed. Since 2006, there have been several post-British states which occupy the British Isles, including the Russian-backed Scottish Federation, the East Anglian Republic, the Confederacy of Wales, Kent, and the Democratic Republic of Wessex.