Yunnan (1983: Doomsday)

Post-Doomsday
In the immediate aftermath of Doomsday, China was left disorganized, as key military installations and crucial cities were hit by the Soviet Union. Although not directly hit, panic and looting quickly began to take its toll and the province of Yunnan descended into chaos. Fu Quanyou, the deputy commander of the Yunnan Military District, also started raiding the local areas, especially Tibet, as they had proclaimed their own state. Angered by their proclamation and needing supplies, he attacked the newly created state in March, 1985.

The war would last longer than anyone had expected, as the Tibetans showed a resilience most unanticipated by the attackers. The fighting would last three years and Fu would need a base from which he could continue leading the campaign, as well as recruit other men and material. Thus, he turned south, to Yunnan province.

He went straight for the former capital of the decaying province, Kunming, and took it over with minimal losses, as left over people were eking out a miserable existence. Kunming would serve as the main base of the army for the next two years of fighting, until finally, the state of Tibet was recognized as a sovereign entity and protection by Fu's forces was agreed upon. This help was nominal at best, as Fu wanted to expand his own influence in Yunnan. Proclaiming the People's Republic of Yunnan on September 15th, 1988. With the supplies given to him by Tibet, and the forced labour of „his“ people, Fu formed the nucleus of his future state.

Expansion
As the agreement with Tibet expired in September of 1991, instead of further attacking the country, the PRY decided to expand further into other areas of the former province. During this period, many more Chinese people would flee the harsh prosecution of the central government. Most of the areas farther away from Kunming were nominally under the control of the PRY and basically fended for themselves while the government took half of everything produced. They did, however, invest in industry and major public work programs were enacted to employ and feed the population.

Contact with Myanmar and Vietnam was infrequent during much of the nineties, more because of unwillingness to cooperate with these regimes than anything else. Border patrols remained frequent and relentlessness. Although citizens were being treated badly, through careful propaganda and the inability of leaving the country through legal means, the country was kept in check.

During this period, contact was established with Guangxi as well. The government tried to persuade the country to integrate with Yunnan and was quite surprised when they declined. They would pursue their claims for nearly two years until they broke off all ties to the government in Guangxi in 1994. No contact has been attempted since then, although some elements in the government are in favor of it, as they are trying to get as many nations as they can into their long standing war against Siberia.

Death of a Nation
Through Indochina, the PRY learned much of the outside world and it was pretty much what the leadership had expected it to be after a nuclear war. It was surprised though by reports that the Soviet Union had survived through the Union of Sovereign Socialist Republics. Both angry and appalled by their land-grab in northern China, the PRY unilaterally declared war on the USSR in 2002.

This was met by little to no response from Siberia or its allies, due to the fact that Yunnan was both too far away and because there was no real gain to be had. The PRY refused to enter the LoN or any other international organization and warns other nations not to violate China's sovereignty. It's people began to grow more restless as even the central government began to prove unable in stemming the tide of information about the current condition of the world.

In this period of time, the nation's leader, Fu Quanyou began to grow ill. It is unsure why or how he became ill, but from the time he grew ill till his death, the people around him noticed a significant difference in him. He seemed changed somehow. This suspicion would go on to be confirmed when he ordered the army to expand not only area of direct control Gunman had, but to also begin expanding the nation's influence to outside that of Yunnan's current sphere.

To some, these actions seemed compassionate but to others it seemed like the leader had become disillusioned by visions of grandeur. Quanyou also ordered the opening of Yunnan's market to Vietnam to be able to earn as much money as the nation could. This would be invested in the industrial sector, ironically providing it with a boost. Much of it would also go to the Army which was conducting the operations to expand the area of influence and bring various villages and towns into Yunnan's fold. Many believe that this opening up to Vietnam gave a large proportion of the nation the chance to learn about the ideas of democracy and begin to plan a change of government in a similar fashion as to what happened in Vietnam.

The nation in this short period took control of almost all of its previous areas of influence and began to directly control the lands, removing any previous leaders of surviving townships and villages. The army put in place harsh measures and although the people got more out of being directly controlled from Yunnan, the quality of life remained abysmal. Ideas of freedom spread like wildfire in these opressive conditions, even though most people did not hold much hope for such ideas.

But things changed. Fu Quanyou passed away in 2004 in his sleep, with people mourning the loss of the nation's leader. It was this point in the nation's history which would change everything.

​War for Democracy
Fu's generals began to take control of the government after his death. They continued to expand the borders of the nation, but placed huge strain on the economy and on the people, making them vastly more unpopular than the previous government ever were. Whispers of "freedom" and "domocracy" began to spread into organised plans. The people were tired of being ruled over his a harsh hand, with no say in how the nation ran or which areas were integrated into the nation.

Government
The country is run by a one-party socialist government, consisting mostly of veterans from Fu's original forces. Although mostly following the PRC's old model of the constitution, there has never been an official constitution drafted for the state, so Quanyou's rule is absolute. Should he pass away, there is no clear line of succession within the state, which could prove problematic later on.

Military
There are around 400,000 men and women in the military at all times. Most troops are conscripted into the Army, of which 10,000 are Fu's personal bodyguards and are the elite troops of the country. There is a small Air Force which maintains several helicopters, but they lack the fuel to operate them on missions. The country, being a landlocked nation, has no Navy. Standard Army weaponry include the Type 56 assault rifle and the Type 54 sidearm, although the Type 81 rifle, which received limited deployment by 1983, is being manufactured and will completely replace the Type 56 by 2012.

Economy
Yunnan's four pillar industries include tobacco, agriculture/biology, mining, and tourism. The main manufacturing industries are iron and steel production and copper-smelting. It also produces lead, zinc, tin and aluminium. Although remarkably in good order, Yunnan's industry has started to stagnate in recent years, as with no foreign investors or trading partners, most plants are being shut down, with most people moving into agriculture or the service sector instead.

International Relations
The country has strained relations with the rest of the world community and maintains almost complete autonomy. Some trade has been allowed with its neighbours in Indochina however, and more and more goods are being traded for industrial products and ore from the PRY. It has come into direct contact with both Nanchung and the Dragon State on one of its exploratory missions. They have met with the leaders of these states on several occasions and has agreed to help them with supplies and weapons, most likely to achieve their own agenda when the time comes.