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The reformists represented by Wang Anshi must gain the upper hand in the court over the conservatives such as Sima Guang to have the reforms carried out continuously. A big concern will be whether the current Song emperor is a competent one; many of the Song emperors are good in arts but they...

I'm really glad to see to that oil drilling, especially in Sichuan becomes the topic to cover in the 1st update :) I cannot wait to see what the fully industrialized Song dynasty will be like. It's not only about industrialization, isn't ? Song needs to be really militarily strong against...

Subscribed ! :) Hope to see the next update soon.

Hmmm, sounds to me that US will likely to think of Nationalist China like OTL Taiwan which is a political vassal to US. I doubt that Nationalist China will be happy with the attitude of US and I can see that it won't be much different from the OTL where Communist China want to eliminate/ at the...

Interestingly, the Japanese version of Wikipedia entry on the history of Philippines says that there is a local legend that the Kingdom of Tondo is founded by the remnants of Southern Song fleeing from Mongol empire.

Sounds very possible to me. Just like the Peranakan or Benteng Chinese in OTL.

It will become a prestige project if it is solely for show-off and is not expanded to include sea trade and to discover 'new' lands. It does not mean that the treasure fleet itself is worthless.

One thing for sure; Ming must not abandon the treasure fleet and expand it instead, going as far as to the Americas and other places. With a strong navy and also with no ban to maritime trade; Ming should have been able to prevent foreign powers from encroaching into Southeast Asia. It's...

The early emperors of East Han (particularly the first three) are actually among the most competent emperors in Chinese history; they are also close to the people. And yes, the really big problem is the fact that they die young.

What's the URL ? I'm interested in the map. Thanks !

Yep, Cixi is definitely a big obstacle to reformation. She was already old when The Hundred Days' Reform on Sep 1898 happened and should she died before the reform or became politically impotent then the reformation would likely succeeded. I also agree with Malta that the revolt of the Three...

That's one good alternative. Another alternative will be the "Wokou". The Wokou realized they couldn't keep plundering around China, Japan and Korea forever and took the risk of crossing the pacific to find a new land...

I also agree that a pre-1900 POD will have much better chance for a super-powered Indonesia (although it's more likely to be under a different name)

Chinese and its variants, if the Ming dynasty continued and expanded Zheng He's expeditions.

1. Song dynasty with a militarily talented emperor utilizing its technology and economic prowess to conquer the Liao dynasty and industrialize early by making use of the huge coal reserves in Siberia. 2. Ming dynasty where Zheng He's expeditions continue, sea trade is encouraged and the empire...

Avoid Southern Song from happening by at the very least repulsing Liao's attacks or even conquer it and make sure that Wang Anshi's reform succeeded.

Just subscribed. A well-written TL and the only US-focused TL so far that attracted my attention. The more factions involved in the civil wars, the merrier. Japan has a free reign in China just because US cannot help in this TL !? Not a fat chance ! There's no way Japan can stay for too...

Agreed. It's not that China does not have the potential. It's more of the lack of determination of the Chinese emperors. It also doesn't help that military professions were not highly regarded due to the scholar-bureaucrats interpretations of Confucianism in term of military affairs. The same...

I also agree with you that it is definitely possible. Rather than only one ship; why not make it on a larger scale ? Something like most of Zheng He's ships got stranded in western America due to a fierce storm along the way. And how about making the discovery of gold around this area earlier ?

Those screenshots do look very nice. It's a good idea to stick with a colonial power and make the rest fight among themselves. Really looking forward to the next update. :)