Sino-Soviet Union

The Sino-Soviet Union

Point of divergence - Chairman Mao's first heart attack is much larger, and kills him.

Due to the earlier death of Chairman Mao, the power bases that took control OTL are much weaker. Shocked by the death of their 'beloved leader', the PRC collapses rapidly into chaos, with infighting and corruption. The Soviet Union seize the oppurtunity, and a bloodless seizure of power occurs, creating the Chinese SSR. The twin powers immediately invade Mongolia, and overrun it within weeks. America make verbal protests, but the combined arsenal of the USSR and the former PRC (now the KSSR, or Kitaiskaya' Sovetskaya Sotsalisticheskaya Respublika, 'Chinese Soviet Socialist Republic ) silence American opposition. This leads to NATO becoming tighter, yet ensures the survival of the Soviet Union - the KSSR's economic vivaciousness and resources within the union keeps stagnation at bay, so by 2000, the World map is still divided along red/blue lines. The War Upon Terror and the rise of Islamic Nationalism still occur, with SSU (Sino-Soviet Union, English name, the Russian being Китайско-советский Союз, KCC) troops in Afghanistan alongside NATO.

Technology wise, this Alithist is analogous to real life, with the SSU's nuclear arsenal the largest in the world, with biological and chemical weaponry being another leading field for the Communists.

NOTE: This is an overview, more detail will be added later. The Russian is a likely erroneous computer translation, as I speak no Russian, but I will acquire a proper translation.