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The Ottoman was called "The Sickman of Europe" while Qing China "The Sickman of Asia". Both were ruled by minority (Turks over Arabs; Manchus over Hans) with belief system as unifying factor (Islam in Ottoman; Confucian in China). Both were successors to earlier empires (there were various caliphates before Ottoman, mainly Arabs; there were also various dynasty ruling over China before China, mainly Hans)

Ottoman ultimately collapse & balkanize but China survives & is a rising power.

AHC: Reverse their fate
WI: How's the world in this ATL looks like?

Some ideas:
- Ottoman become constitutional monarchy with Caliph as ceremonial Head of State & power exercised by the elected Government;

- Alternatively, Ottoman become the Red Ottoman with a Mao-like figure as founding father who ousts Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who in turn become ruler of a small island (Cyprus, perhaps?).

- China splits into various nations, mainly Hans, & a Manchuria which claims to be heir of the Qing. However, due to the fact that the Manchus are heavily sinicized, they will have a harder time to construct the idea of Manchu nationalism, unlike OTL Turks. So maybe we can have Mongolia (combination of OTL outer & inner Mongolia) instead of Manchuria as a non-Han nation who still have some level of sinicized culture, but with its own nationalism as well, & with a Erdogan-like figure who wants to restore the former glory of China under the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

- The idea of Han nationalism is popular in 20th century. However, it will wanes & slowly replaced by Confucian puritanism. Confucian terrorism, anyone? :p
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