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Suppose that Japan stopped short in Manchuria. Marco Polo Bridge Incident or the equivalent never happened, Japan become less expansionist (might be due to oil discovery in Manchuria). Eventually Chiang will finish his business with the communist and would be pressured to deal with Japan. In such event, will China risk an all out war? Would they prefer to arms several anti-Japanese volunteer armes or an all out invasion? In the event of invasion, can Japan just hunker down in Manchuria?

Another question tangentially related to above is what if Chiang, somehow, can only be in the position to deal with Japan after Japan somehow get nuclear weapon (if they can even get a hold of nuclear weapon). Will China risk it?
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