China

**China** (Chinese: 中国, Zhongguo), properly known as the **People's Republic of China**, is a large and powerful country located in the continent of Asia, on the planet Earth of the Sol System. It is the most populous country on the planet.

It is to the south of Mongolia and Russia; west of North and South Korea and Japan; north of Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, India, Nepal, and Bhutan; and east of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. It also claims the island of Taiwan as one of its provinces, in spite of the latter having a separate government.

The country of China had a long history that dates back to thousands of years, like India and Egypt. In the 21st century after the birth of Jesus Christ, China is trying to challenge and replace America's current status as a global superpower.

## Factfile

### China

* Official name: People's Republic of China
* Anthem: March of the Volunteers
* Official motto: N/A ("Serve the People")
* Capital city: Beijing
* Official language: Mandarin Chinese
	+ Recognised regional languages: Mongol, Tibetan, Uyghur, Zhuang, etc.
* State religion: N/A, secular
	+ Major religions in China include Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Confucianism (native), Taoism (native), Christianity, and Islam.
* Government: One-party socialist republic
* General Secretary of Communist Party: Xi Jinping
* President: Xi Jinping
* Premier: Li Keqiang
* Climate: Desert in the northwest; boreal forest in the northeast; subtropical in the southeast; tropical in the south; and mountainous in the southwest.
* Population: 1,400,050,000
* Currency: Renminbi (yuan, 100 fen)
* National Day: October 1

### Taiwan/Republic of China

* Official name: Republic of China
* Anthem: Anthem of the Republic of China
* Flag anthem: Flag anthem of the Republic of China
* Official motto: N/A
* Capital city: Taipei
* Official language: N/A, but Mandarin Chinese is the national language
	+ Recognised regional languages: Hokkien, Hakka, Formosan languages (such as Amis, Kanakanabu, Paiwan, Rukai, and Saisiyat)
* State religion: N/A, secular
	+ Major religions in Taiwan include Buddhism, Confucianism (native), Taoism (native), Chinese folk religion and Christianity.
* Government: Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
* President: Tsai Ing-wen
* Climate: Mostly tropical and mountainous
* Population: 23,568,378
* Currency: New Taiwan dollar (100 cents, but rarely used)
* National Day: October 10, January 1 (Founding Day)

## In the *Collectionverse*

One of its main characters -- Jack Zhang -- would be considered as a Chinese American, because his ancestors were Manchus.

## In the *Rinnarverse*

See also: Rinnarverse timeline, China (Rinnarverse)

China is alluded to in the *Rinnarverse* as one of four superpowers that competed for global domination in the years leading the World War III, the others being "America, Russia, and Arabia." Its methods in achieving the status of a superpower include scientific and technological advancement, pop culture, foreign investment and megaprojects (such as transport, science and manufacturing), and military expansion. During the early years of the Time of the Four Powers, China is still a republic ruled by a strict one-party government. The communist party that ruled it was replaced by a nationalist party, but a different society instead of the bygone Kuomintang.

Its attempts to dominate Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean were stopped by the Samudravarman Campaign of India. To contain the spread of Arabian and Russian influence, China established a network of bases all over Central Asia. Some nations referred the routes along the bases as "The Silk Road".

In World War III, China faced war in three fronts. In the west, it had to join forces with Russia against assaults by the Arabian Empire, Nordic and clone raiders; in the south, it and India fought for control of the Himalayan Mountains; and at home and at the east, it faced local warlords who sought to replace the government with their own regimes, and warlords from the two Americas who sought to create their own enclaves to conquer the Mainland.

China resisted the Earth Union's assaults by building its own Great Shield. During the existence of the Earth Union, China used a green and white flag. In spite of its accomplishments and out of anger against its global influence, the Galactics disliked China, seeing it as one of the Four Powers that were collectively responsible for World War III, and the Farsiders waged an intensive siege against its metropolises.

## In the *Rabydosverse*

See also: China (Rabydosverse)

While the country of China did not exist in the Rabydosverse, equivalent countries on Jerde include Daizhou and Siangwaan.

Siangwaan was inspired by the Tang Dynasty and Cantonese culture, especially Hong Kong and the protests and riots that took place in 2019. Daizhou sometimes attempted to take over Siangwaan on the basis of cultural and ethnic similarity, hence Siangwaan's strong contempt to its ancestral homeland which it views as "backwards".

## Trivia

* The author of these three stories is of ethnic Chinese descent.
* Chinese culture has influenced several nearby countries, such as Korea and Japan.
	+ Similarly, Daizhouvian culture has also spread eastward to the various Wonao island nations, and as far north as Visenga, largely due to pirates and merchants introducing new technologies.
	+ The author used reconstructed Old Chinese words to create loanwords in Wonao languages for concepts like "a closet" (廚 > dalon) and "bronze" (彤 > ngrul).
* Daizhou's attempts to take over Siangwaan were inspired by Chinese nationalists who sought to annex and take over Taiwan. Like the Daizhouvians claiming that the Siangwaanians are one people with them, the nationalists claimed that the Taiwanese are Chinese, so they must also submit to President Xi.
	+ The Daizhouvian invasions were also inspired by some Malaysian Chinese netizens who supported the Chinese government, out of contempt against their own country for favouring Malay elites instead of them. In the Rabydosverse, it was reversed as the Siangwaanians hate Daizhou and anyone who supports it.

* One of the author's fears is that Malaysia would one day fall to a foreign empire, whether it would be American rule or Chinese rule. Even as an ethnic Chinese, he will never allow Americans or Chinese (or foreigners) to take over his own country.
	+ This is reflected in the Denlotia's enemies and the Zavtranian enemies of Bujan being inspired by online nationalists and secessionists.
	+ The theme of collective punishment in Jerde's history, such as bigotry towards Ardeschen people for their past empires and being blamed for the 3900 Pandemic, was influenced by how others blamed and harrassed his people. He himself was not directly affected by such attacks, but he felt a bit of pity.