During the summer of 1945 the situation in Vietnam was confused. The Japanese had surrendered but the allied forces haven't yet arrived to occupy Vietnam. In the North, the Stalinist, led by Ho Chi Minh, were in almost cplete control, while in the south they were much weaker, they were many other organizations, mainly nationalists and religious. One of the strongest groups in the south, especially among the urban workers, were the Trotskyists, led by Ta Thu Thau.
Historically, when British and French forces arrived, the Stalinists, under orders from the Kremlin, collaborated with the Allies, and assassinated many of the leading Trotskyists, including Ta Thu Thau.
The PoD is that the Vietnamese Stalinists, coerced by the Kremlin, start collaborate with the French and British before Allied troops arrive on Vietnam. This makes them lose the trust of the Vietnamese people, which allows the Trotskyists to gain control over Vietnam, creating a democratic socialist state.
Soon, more countries join the Vietnamese: the first is Ceylon (there was a very large Trotskyist party there OTL), the southern, more industrialised (especially at the coast) parts of China (Shanghai and southern) which becomes divided between the Stalinist under Mao and the Trotskyists under Wang Fanxi (?).
After that Yugoslavia undergoes a "silent coup" by Milovan Ðilas, who symphaises with the Trotskyists, and Tito is kept in a golden cage, honored but ignored. After 1956 (or an equivalent, it dosen't have to happen in the same year), the Hungarians join the Trotskyist camp too.
How will the Trots survive in the beggining without suffering an invasion? Generally the same way Tito did: by playing East and West against one another. They also enjoy the symphaties of many social democrats and democratic socialists, which provide crucial aid against interventions by the west. What more, since the Trotskyists will, at the beggining, fight only Stalinists, the US will not intervene and prevent the French from doing the same, in order to not strengthen the Stalinist Camp. The US will view Ta Thu Thau as a "bastard but our bastard", like they viewed Tito, which will turn out to be wrong.
So what do you think about this rough sketch? Is it, or parts of it, ASB? If I get a good feedback, I'll research more and write this TL.
Historically, when British and French forces arrived, the Stalinists, under orders from the Kremlin, collaborated with the Allies, and assassinated many of the leading Trotskyists, including Ta Thu Thau.
The PoD is that the Vietnamese Stalinists, coerced by the Kremlin, start collaborate with the French and British before Allied troops arrive on Vietnam. This makes them lose the trust of the Vietnamese people, which allows the Trotskyists to gain control over Vietnam, creating a democratic socialist state.
Soon, more countries join the Vietnamese: the first is Ceylon (there was a very large Trotskyist party there OTL), the southern, more industrialised (especially at the coast) parts of China (Shanghai and southern) which becomes divided between the Stalinist under Mao and the Trotskyists under Wang Fanxi (?).
After that Yugoslavia undergoes a "silent coup" by Milovan Ðilas, who symphaises with the Trotskyists, and Tito is kept in a golden cage, honored but ignored. After 1956 (or an equivalent, it dosen't have to happen in the same year), the Hungarians join the Trotskyist camp too.
How will the Trots survive in the beggining without suffering an invasion? Generally the same way Tito did: by playing East and West against one another. They also enjoy the symphaties of many social democrats and democratic socialists, which provide crucial aid against interventions by the west. What more, since the Trotskyists will, at the beggining, fight only Stalinists, the US will not intervene and prevent the French from doing the same, in order to not strengthen the Stalinist Camp. The US will view Ta Thu Thau as a "bastard but our bastard", like they viewed Tito, which will turn out to be wrong.
So what do you think about this rough sketch? Is it, or parts of it, ASB? If I get a good feedback, I'll research more and write this TL.