China

China is a country on Earth, it is one of the largest, wealthiest and powerful of the Terran states.

History
Between the 20th and 28th century, China had five liberal democratic republics, two monarchies and two marxist republics.

Timline:

 * Qing dynasty: 1644-1912
 * Republic of China: 1912-1949
 * Peoples republic of China: 1949-2067
 * Second Chinese republic: 2067-2171
 * Neo-Monarchist China: 2171-2200
 * Third Chinese republic: 2200-2204
 * Second people's republic of China: 2204-2320
 * Fourth Chinese republic: 2320-2714
 * Fifth Chinese Republic: 2717-

The CCP and the Red War
During the crooked peace and the Great Red War, China was ruled by a one-party, socialist marxist republic. Because of the country's harsh communist regime, the climate of crime and corruption wasn't as strong. The Worldwide Underground mostly avoided that country. Like most old world countries, China was forced to fight an all out war against Charles Dalion's Red Legion. Luckily for China, the harsh mountainous and desertic climate of the western part of the country prevented the Red Legion from intruding into the country, even as surrounding southern Asia was falling to Charles' armies. The worst China had to deal with was a few petty skirmishes along the border. Contrary to other countries, China acted defensively in this war and tried not to send too much men to the front lines outside of the country.

Since the country was barely touched by the war, it prevailed as a powerful world power, growing wealthier as it helped rebuild much of the ex Red Legion countries. This caused the second Cold War between the united states and communist China. The Americans eventually won the war, which inevitably collapsed the Chinese communist regime.

The Second Chinese Republic
After the collapse of the CCP, the republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan, took the reigns of mainland China with the help of the United States. Although it was considered by historians as the Second Chinese Republic, it was, in fact, a direct continuation of the First Chinese Republic, whose government had been exiled and confined to the island of Taiwan ever since the communist takeover. The Second Chinese Republic was very prosperous and would soon come to shadow the United States on an economic level. It existed for more than a hundred years, until its collapse in 2171.

The crisis of the twenty-second century and the Tan dynasty
During the second half of the twenty second century, pollution, deforestation, lack of arable lands, scarcity of resources, population decline and overpopulation plunged earth into chaos. Like several other states, China's government collapsed and was replaced by a neo-monarchist government: the Tan dynasty. The Tan dynasty saw capitalism as the downfall of humanity and the cause of the crisis. It saw individualism and consumerism as a poor management of resources, and opt for a more authoritarian reach. Like several other governments, China aimed for the stars, and saw space colonization as the path to humanity's salvation.