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Just watching the news about the current border skirmishes between the Kuomintang Republic of China and the Communist People's Republic of China. Of course, neither wanted to actually commit to all-out fighting since the Qing Manchukuo might end up swooping in and finished them both if they end up bloodied too much.

Yes, all the three major Chinese states still claim to be the rightful ruler of all China, even as they couldn't actually enforce their claim without inciting yet another World War due to each of them having different superpower backers (USA sided with ROC, USSR obviously backing the PRC, and Japan has been propping up Manchukuo for around a Century).

Of course, the Chinese themselves did notice the similarity with what happened after the fall of the Han Dynasty, calling current era as The Second Three Kingdoms period (despite two of the states being Republics).

What if the Second Three Kingdoms being averted? Who is the most likely to rule an united China? The Reformed Qing, The Kuomintang, or The Communists?
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