The Empire of Japan, seeking independence from the Liberal and Communist Worlds, formally established the Co-Prosperity Bloc with the Kyoto Pact in 1948 following the negotiated withdrawal from China in 1947. What began as a small collection of Japan and its proxies would grow into a prominent mostly-monarchist states on its own.
What if the Japanese had opted to attack the United Kingdom and United States in 1941 rather than just occupy the Netherlands East Indies? I think the simplest way to avoid the Co-Prosperity Bloc is to have the US and UK go to war with Japan.
- Empire of Japan (1948)
- Empire of Manchukuo (1948)
- Empire of Vietnam (1948)
- Kingdom of Thailand (1948)
- Kingdom of Cambodia (1948)
- Kingdom of Laos (1948)
- State of Nusantara (1948)
- Empire of Ethiopia (1963)
- Sultanate of Zanzibar (1964)
- State of Macau (1972)
What if the Japanese had opted to attack the United Kingdom and United States in 1941 rather than just occupy the Netherlands East Indies? I think the simplest way to avoid the Co-Prosperity Bloc is to have the US and UK go to war with Japan.