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China in 1939

The Beijing Government has lost all foreign aid, and the warlords that were aligned with them have split off. The Shandong Protectorate was conceded to them, though.
all is not well in the Nanking Government, as there is a growing split between more nationalist and militarist aspects of the KMT, and those who think that they are too authoritarian, and are "defiling the legacy of Sun-Yat-Sen".

After years of anarchy and chaos, the Empire has been restored to Japan, and is now indebted to Russia. Immediately, the Imperial forces invade Korea.
"Khan" Sternberg dies, and the military dictatorship in Mongolia comes to an end. The new Government is anti-Russian, and signs an armistice with the Nanking government, so they can boost their defenses to the north. The CCP is quietly getting more and more powerful. And the Russians are starting to have an interest in the far east again...