Nice to see some changes, but the KMT still realistically stopping too much from happening at once.
沒有國民黨就沒有中國, Without the Kuomintang there would be no China, A Republic of China Story
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Tbf, the man was a political prisoner both OTL and TTL under Chiang Kai-shek, but I understand what you mean.
Has China invested in nuclear power ITTL? Is the construction of a 3 Gorges Dam analogue planned? I assume most of China's energy production still comes from coal, and smog has been a major issue from the 60s through to the 90s? What is China's energy mix? It would make sense that an authoritarian but technologically and economically progressive government would invest in Nuclear power to "show the world how advanced China is" and how "China is the future" etc. It would also benefit their atomic-weapons program. Chernobyl or any other nuclear accidents haven't happened ITTL as far as I remember.
Brilliant updates as always, this outcome seems remarkably realistic IMO. Like Taiwan's OTL transition but with a greater authoritarian machine giving resistance, and slightly less incentives to transition, but a transition being pushed through just about, nevertheless.
Brilliant updates as always, this outcome seems remarkably realistic IMO. Like Taiwan's OTL transition but with a greater authoritarian machine giving resistance, and slightly less incentives to transition, but a transition being pushed through just about, nevertheless.
China still is heavily reliant on coal, but they do have a few nuclear plants. China has been investing in nuclear power since the 1960s.
Hello, the concern here is the catastrophic flooding that takes place on the Yangtze River...
Yangtze River floods | 1931, China, Management, & Facts
Yangtze River floods, floods of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in central and eastern China that have occurred periodically and often have caused considerable destruction of property and loss of life. Among the most recent major flood events are those of 1870, 1931, 1954, 1998, 2010, and 2020...
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China has made sure to build the plants in areas that aren't likely to flood.Hello, the concern here is the catastrophic flooding that takes place on the Yangtze River...
Yangtze River floods | 1931, China, Management, & Facts
Yangtze River floods, floods of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in central and eastern China that have occurred periodically and often have caused considerable destruction of property and loss of life. Among the most recent major flood events are those of 1870, 1931, 1954, 1998, 2010, and 2020...www.britannica.com
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Did you meant by building more (hydroelectric) dams should more of a priority or what?Hello, the concern here is the catastrophic flooding that takes place on the Yangtze River...
Yangtze River floods | 1931, China, Management, & Facts
Yangtze River floods, floods of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in central and eastern China that have occurred periodically and often have caused considerable destruction of property and loss of life. Among the most recent major flood events are those of 1870, 1931, 1954, 1998, 2010, and 2020...www.britannica.com
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More like developing a long term solution to the flooding which the OTL Three Gorges Dam was thought to do so.
Probably a near-exact copy of that project under a different name (accounting for butterflies)?
Apparently the dam was only partially successful OTL in flood control and the power output was already outdated by the time it became operational. I am thinking if other solutions were considered.
一百二, The USSR, 1987-1990
The Soviet Civil War had ended. Alexander Yakovlev was taken to Moscow where his certain death awaited him. Of course, his captors would wait to try and execute him until after he saw the complete defeat of his side. His death came by firing squad in July 1988. The coup had succeeded, but at what cost? The Civil War had set the Soviet Union back significantly, it was no longer the number two superpower. China had eclipsed it in strength. During the year-long conflict, several of the USSR’s allies slipped away. This was not the Soviet Union that defeated Nazi Germany in 1945. The USSR of the late 80s into the 90s was a shell of its former strength.
(Alexander Yakovlev, 1923-1988)
The most immediate crisis facing Vladimir Kryuchkov after he gained control of the entire USSR was foreign policy. East Germany, Poland, and Hungary had overthrown their communist governments. Czechoslovakia was closer to the West by 1988, and was transitioning to democracy. Communist Afghanistan had fallen. East Turkestan had been returned to China. Romania and Yugoslavia were still firmly run as old-school Communist states, though they were more independent when it came to foreign policy. The remaining Soviet allies included Albania, Bulgaria, Iraq, Iran, South Yemen, Somalia, Mongolia, and North Korea. Other countries, such as Zimbabwe, were also pro-Soviet. There were pro-Soviet guerrillas active across the globe. Nevertheless, the USSR was increasingly isolated. Non-Communist countries that had previously been either friendly or at least had a strong far-left movement in their countries such as Portugal, Italy, and India were turning decisively against the USSR.
Back home, things were not going much better. The gulags were back, and they would be full of reformists and other opponents of the Soviet regime. The increased police and surveillance state went was already taking place during the Civil War, as the coup leaders correctly believed that they had many domestic enemies. Economically, the USSR continued to fall behind. The next few years would see only slight growth in GDP, with some years of negative GDP growth. For the people of the Soviet Union, this meant longer lines and a lower standard of living. This was the time when Malenkov Nostalgia became a major phenomenon, though he had only left office in 1983. The average Soviet citizen was not happy about this arrangement, but they felt that there was nothing they could do about it.
The failures in the Soviet Union could be blamed on various internal and external enemies. It was said that it would take years to recover from Yegor Ligachev’s “disastrous” leadership. America was the classic enemy in propaganda, though China was increasingly a target of propaganda as well. There was also the Soviet government in exile, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. It was made up of those who escaped the Soviet Union in the closing months of the Soviet Civil War. In 1988, former Politburo member Nicolai Ryzhkov escaped to Turkey and then went to Stockholm where he would become the Soviet Premier in exile. In Soviet propaganda from 1988 and beyond, members of the government who were to be purged were accused of being in contact with Ryzhkov.
(Nicolai Ryzhkov)
Vladimir Kryuchkov hoped to turn the USSR’s fortunes around. He continued the war in Iran, and in 1989 he ordered a troop surge. Even if the Soviet Union had lost allies in Europe, maybe it could make up for that elsewhere. By 1990, almost one third of Iran was under rebel control, though all the major population centers were controlled by the government. In 1990, Poland formally joined NATO, though the country had been a US ally as soon as the Communist government was overthrown. Later that year, Soviet troops stationed in Bulgaria crushed a revolution there. Discontent with the Soviet regime continued to grow, but it remained mostly under the surface. On June 30, 1990, Kryuchkov was giving a speech in Sochi when he was fatally shot by a disgruntled Soviet soldier. He was succeeded by Gennady Yanayev.
(Vladimir Kryuchkov, 1924-1990)
(Alexander Yakovlev, 1923-1988)
The most immediate crisis facing Vladimir Kryuchkov after he gained control of the entire USSR was foreign policy. East Germany, Poland, and Hungary had overthrown their communist governments. Czechoslovakia was closer to the West by 1988, and was transitioning to democracy. Communist Afghanistan had fallen. East Turkestan had been returned to China. Romania and Yugoslavia were still firmly run as old-school Communist states, though they were more independent when it came to foreign policy. The remaining Soviet allies included Albania, Bulgaria, Iraq, Iran, South Yemen, Somalia, Mongolia, and North Korea. Other countries, such as Zimbabwe, were also pro-Soviet. There were pro-Soviet guerrillas active across the globe. Nevertheless, the USSR was increasingly isolated. Non-Communist countries that had previously been either friendly or at least had a strong far-left movement in their countries such as Portugal, Italy, and India were turning decisively against the USSR.
Back home, things were not going much better. The gulags were back, and they would be full of reformists and other opponents of the Soviet regime. The increased police and surveillance state went was already taking place during the Civil War, as the coup leaders correctly believed that they had many domestic enemies. Economically, the USSR continued to fall behind. The next few years would see only slight growth in GDP, with some years of negative GDP growth. For the people of the Soviet Union, this meant longer lines and a lower standard of living. This was the time when Malenkov Nostalgia became a major phenomenon, though he had only left office in 1983. The average Soviet citizen was not happy about this arrangement, but they felt that there was nothing they could do about it.
The failures in the Soviet Union could be blamed on various internal and external enemies. It was said that it would take years to recover from Yegor Ligachev’s “disastrous” leadership. America was the classic enemy in propaganda, though China was increasingly a target of propaganda as well. There was also the Soviet government in exile, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. It was made up of those who escaped the Soviet Union in the closing months of the Soviet Civil War. In 1988, former Politburo member Nicolai Ryzhkov escaped to Turkey and then went to Stockholm where he would become the Soviet Premier in exile. In Soviet propaganda from 1988 and beyond, members of the government who were to be purged were accused of being in contact with Ryzhkov.
(Nicolai Ryzhkov)
Vladimir Kryuchkov hoped to turn the USSR’s fortunes around. He continued the war in Iran, and in 1989 he ordered a troop surge. Even if the Soviet Union had lost allies in Europe, maybe it could make up for that elsewhere. By 1990, almost one third of Iran was under rebel control, though all the major population centers were controlled by the government. In 1990, Poland formally joined NATO, though the country had been a US ally as soon as the Communist government was overthrown. Later that year, Soviet troops stationed in Bulgaria crushed a revolution there. Discontent with the Soviet regime continued to grow, but it remained mostly under the surface. On June 30, 1990, Kryuchkov was giving a speech in Sochi when he was fatally shot by a disgruntled Soviet soldier. He was succeeded by Gennady Yanayev.
(Vladimir Kryuchkov, 1924-1990)
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I see some things never change, considering how Stalin and co claimed all their opponents were tied to Trotsky.
Well, the Soviets are definitely on the decline, though they seem to be scraping by for now.
And as result of that,the city of Berlin was also reunified,although I didn't mention that because the question had been about Germany as a whole and not just about the city of Berlin.