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The Chinese dam, the Three Gorges dam, is built upon an active fault line and this issues it caused have been apparent since it was completed, it has flooded the areas just ahead of it, it has caused water deficiency just after the dam, and the huge weight of the Three Gorges Resevoir is known to cause earth quakes. On an undisclosed date (i havent decided yet it has to be at least post 08 considering the dam did not open until then). But the Dam collapses as a result of its A.) shoddy construction B.) the fact it causes earthquakes and it could break the dam. C.) the destruction of the Three Gorges dam would be a viable Special/Black ops target and could essentially Cripple China if it collapsed.

Regardless of the reasoning or cause of the collapse of the dam, the resulting disaster following the collapse has led to the literal failure of Shanghai as a city due to unforseen circumstances of the dams collapse flooding not only the countryside but also flooding Shanghai. With the Displacement of nearly 24 million in the City proper, and over 100 million from the surrounding countryside, the UN is forced to get involved in the face of a Huge Humanitarian crisis.

Less than 2 weeks following the dams collapse a more or less underground Republican group which is heavily invested in attempting to Reform China for the better in any way possible emerges in Southern China. With the emergence of this Group the UN officially intervenes and manages to secure the support of the US, Russia, and most other UN members to police the "Shanghai Disaster Zone." This ends up with the US, Russian, and multiple other powers (the Permanent UNSC members) policing the Zone. Now by this point UN negotiations (this is about 2.5 to 3 months post collapse) are underway between the Republican Faction, and the Peoples Republic which still controls Mosy of China (Central and Northern.) Now by the 3 months mark when this prologue part takes place is US forces patrolling the Shanghai zone just as Negotiations collapse. In order to avoid an international by supporting a government with such issues as the PRC (but also not supporting the Republicans) the Pentagon pulls American Support to the UN operations. With Russian forces also on the UN operation they are also Caught between the PRC, and the Republicans who in exchange for support from India, have given up multiple territorial claims that were disputed.

With all this happening the Americans have essentially avoided an incident, but the Russians caught in between (forced to fight both sides because they are acting as peacekeepers and they are not commited to either side) are caught trying to pull forces out (which is not apparent by this chapter and will come later)

This whole situation continues to Devolve as various nations that had issues with China continue to throw their lot in with taking advantage of the situation. South Korea wants to wipe out North Korea with their President taking advantage of the moment with the North Koreans preparedness and previous posturing a total farce. (which prompts more so a large surge in a unification sentiment in Korea Due to North Koreas indiscriminate lying about the capabilities of its armed forces.)

To Delve further in (alot of this may or may not be explained later but considering this is all backstory its perfectly fine) Other asian nations start to become much more involved. Japan postures to fully seize the disputed Senkaku islands, the Phillipines postures to end the territorial dispute, and the Vietnamese are ready to support the Republican movement at this point which has also now drawn Taiwan into the conflict. While not fully unified many of these Republicans recognize Taiwan (ROC) as the legitimate government of China and all the While the only two nations remaining with the Power to prevent a Total bloodbath (US and Russia) are scrambling worldwide as the Russians begin accusing the US of instigating the whole conflict and destroying the Dam to begin with. With America being accused of the largest and most far reaching terror attack in the history of the planet the Americans and Russians (who Mobilize in Europe, all throughout the worlds oceans where they still maintain reach) are at eachothers throats.

With the World in a total Stalemate and the NATO and Russia now with a much Expanded CSTO (which has now brought about much more membership with the Accusation against America) the Nations os CSTO (now including Iran, Ukraine, Belarus and various other member states which were poised to join NATO but now do not want to be Seen as part of the accused Americans) are poised to Wage open World War over the situation.