With a POD of 1644, have the Qing dynasty control at least a small fraction of the Americas before 1850.
With a POD of 1644, have the Qing dynasty control at least a small fraction of the Americas before 1850.
Yep, I thought about this and I think the only "plausible" option is a war against the Russians. Qing China was relatively assertive in Sakhalin before the late 18th-century decline, after all.Succesful but bitter war against Russia in the 18th century sees them drive the russians out of eastern siberia and alaska and reluctantly take control of those areas to prevent the russians returning.
Well, that's easier said then done, isn't it?Perhaps the Qing could start a colony in America to settle some of their excess population in.
Yep, I thought about this and I think the only "plausible" option is a war against the Russians. Qing China was relatively assertive in Sakhalin before the late 18th-century decline, after all.
Well, that's easier said then done, isn't it?
The Qing actually realized they had issues with overpopulation, which they solved until the 1780s by encouraging massive emigration into sparsely populated mountainous areas within China. But if they do for some reason decide that they need to put their people somewhere else, virtually empty Southeast Asia lies just ahead.