Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4923787-20140606211304

So, I will be, sometime in the near future, writing a science fiction book series that will contain elements of alternate history. Yes, I know that since it is sci-fi, I don't need to be realistic, but I'd like to have my writing to have some degree of plausibility.

Anway, here are three scenarios of what I'm wondering about. Could the RoC realistically win the Chinese Civil War? Could it be possible to have the RoC retain the south of the country and has supported a revolution in Tibet and installed a pro-unification government in place of the Dalai Lama's, or could it be possible to have the PRC for the most part democratize between Tiananmen and today?

With a democratic China, what would happen to North Korea from whichever point that is to today, if a Korean War occurs and is in favour of the North Koreans like OTL?

Also, what would the ramifications be if the US was more aggressive with its space programs? By this I mean by giving much more resources and funding, as well as keeping up with Moon missions. Would it be realistic for the US to establish a Moon base at some time between 1983 and 2010? 