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Manchuria

Manchuria is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within China, or is divided between China and Russia. From February 1932 until August 1945, Manchuria was the site of the Empire of Manchukuo, a puppet state within the Imperial Japanese sphere of influence.

Literary comment[]

Most Harry Turtledove timelines focusing on China have a Point of Divergence between 1932 and 1945, in which case Manchuria is still the Empire of Manchukuo, and is covered in the Empire's own article.

Manchuria in The Hot War[]

Several Manchurian cities were subjected to atomic attacks by the United States on 23 January 1951.[1] In response, China's leader, Mao Tse-Tung, convinced his ally Joseph Stalin, to launch atomic attacks against the USA's allies in Europe, effectively triggering World War III.[2]

After the attacks, the Chinese government was able to successfully rebuild the rail line through Harbin, the primary reason the U.S. attacked it in the first place. The line was up and running again by April 1951.[3]

Manchuria in Southern Victory[]

Japan established holdings in Manchuria. As Manchuria bordered Russia, Japan was wary of Russia throughout the 1920s.[4]

References[]

  1. Bombs Away, pgs. 55-61.
  2. Ibid., pg. 65.
  3. Ibid., pgs. 323.
  4. The Center Cannot Hold, pg. 359, HC.
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