People's Republic of China (The Era of Relative Peace)

The People's Republic of China (PRC) was a sovereign state in East Asia ruling mainland China from 1949-1991. During its governance, it was one of the most populous states in the world, reaching over 1 billion people during the 1980s. While it was originally neutral during the beginning stages of the Third World War, it eventually joined the war as an ally of the Soviet Union. However, this proved to be the downfall of the People's Republic as its failures during the war caused citizens and elements of the PLA to rebel against the Chinese Communist Party, causing a Second Chinese Civil War. Following the victory of the rebels over the communist, the PRC fragmented into the Chinese Federated Union, Tibet, and East Turkistan.

History
The PRC was established in the mainland on October 1, 1949 by Chairman Mao Zedong, following the Communists' victory over the Nationalist during the First Chinese Civil War. During the Korean War, Red China intervened on October 1950 on the side of the North Koreans, in which they managed to push the United Nations forces back to the 38th parallel. China's entry into the Korean War would then make the war into a "tug-of-war" progress, with both sides gaining and loosing territories until July 27, 1953. In 1956, Mao would initiate the "Great Leap Forward" which ended in disaster. During the 1960s, Mao would then launch the Cultural Revolution in purging the Communist Party of counter-revolutionary ideas. Majority of the Chinese youth were indoctrinated with Mao's red book and were known to have killed millions of people during the purges. In 1969, the Sino-Soviet alliance finally splintered and the two nations fought a border clash along their respective borders. In 1971, China and the United States began a series of rapprochement on the common interest of containing the Soviet Union. In addition to that, China replaced Taiwan in the United Nations Security Council. This culminated in a visit by Richard Nixon to China in 1972 and in 1979, the United States would officially recognized the PRC as the governing body of China.

Both China and the US would find a common enemy with the Soviet Union. When the USSR invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, China and the US supported the anti-Soviet mujadeen with arms, training, and funds - usually by way of Pakistan. The PLA also garrisoned en masse its troops along the Sino-Afghan border in Xinjaing to deter the Soviets.

Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
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The Red Dragon Enters the War
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Downfall
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