Flag #1: East Asian Union
This pact started as a US enforced military pact (like NATO) after an alternate/ASB WWII that slowly evolved into a less advanced supranational organization. The coloring is from US, Korean, Japanese and Chinese Republic Flag. The blue is also symbolizing the sky. The white is symbolizing purity and peace, It is also not a dominate color in order to not overemphasis Japan/Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. The red color symbolizing Earth, not dominate in order not to seem communist or too Chinese, The symbol from Asian Games/Olympic Council of Asia Logo, it is the closest I could find for a Pan-Asian symbol.
Flag #2: The Sino-Oriental Unification Pact
In the year 2025, the ailing economy of the United States gave its last desperate gasps before devolving into a gooey mess of hyperinflation and defaulted loans. This final blow to the former economic superpower was felt around the globe, with the European Union, the South American Economic Council, and the Nippo-Korean Co-Prosperity Zone all feeling a significant backlash.
The demise of the Western economy soon led to the breakup of its economic blocs (the EU, the SAEC, the RPC, the IAEA, and others), and to even worse things in the United States, where radical and reactionary groups took to the streets with bombs and guns to let out their pent-up frustrations on each other. Amidst the chaos, one economic power remained unscathed: The People's Republic of China.
The Chinese leadership acted quickly and decisively. It was soon revealed that in the turmoil, China had quietly taken control of what was left of the Korean and Japanese economies; soon afterwards, it became apparent that the Korean and Japanese governments were also under China's sway. One thing led swiftly to another, and in 2026 the budding Sino-Oriental Unification Pact had united the three countries under a single administrative body. The newly-created powerhouse proceeded to take over Vietnam, Cambodia, Loas, and Thailand. Its advance, however, was halted by the resurgence of India, which set up a rival bloc next door.
The following is the flag of the Sino-Oriental Unification Pact (SOUP), a Chinese-dominated conglomerate of partially-independent nations. The Chinese characters read "Unity" (or something close to), and the seven stars represent SOUP's seven member states, whose flags are listed below SOUP's (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, respectively).
Flag #2: Buyeo Commonwealth
The simultaneous collapse of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China in 2018 caused massive shockwaves which changed the world order. As the two countries fall into anarchy and warlordism as nuclear weapons were used, the Republic of Korea and Japan were forced into an alliance of convenience, by which the Koreans started marching north while the Japanese defended Korean waters during the campaign.
The coordinated attack, along with the promise of amnesty, allowed a rather smooth Korean reunification, by which the northern part was administered as a protectorate until complete civil integration was possible. Furthermore, the actions of the Shenyang Military Region against Korea forced the allies to go into Manchuria, eventually occupying up to what was formerly Manchukuo.
With the world economy tanking from the loss of the Chinese engine, Korea and Japan were forced to run Manchuria as a semi-colony, providing jobs to the neglected Dongbei people, gaining their loyalty in the process. The mass depopulation from the Chinese warlord wars meant that for the first time in generations, the Han Chinese were down to less than 40 million people, thereby becoming the minority within the coalition.
Time passed, and as this Japanese-Korean alliance grew stronger and stronger economically, politically, and militarily, a process similar to the European Union happened. After a decade of discussions, the Buyeo Commonwealth was established in 2038, uniting Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and Mongolia into a single country. The capital is in Busan.
The flag of the Commonwealth represents the Buyeo-speaking people. Aside from the well-known Rising Sun and the trigrams, the Three-Legged-Crow is the traditional symbol of the Japanese and Koreans, and shows the pan-nationalism that unites the Japanese, Koreans, and Mongolians.
Flag #4: The Great Union of Asian Socialist Republics
In 1943 the European Front of WW2 unexpectedly draws to an end when a coup removes Hitler and others from power in the German Reich.
With Soviet designs of glorious victory in Europe denied (though the Soviets eventually reach the boundaries of Germany) they head east.
By the end of 1946, amidst much devastation, they and their Communist Allies are established in Hokkaido and Northern China.
Expectations of a "Hot War" between the Soviets and the Western Allies are finished by the Allied demonstration of the "Atomic Bomb" but mark the start of the "Cold War".
By 1948 the Treaties of Shanghai [1] establish the division of China, Japan, and Korea, into Communist (Mongolian SSR, Qurighar SSR, PR China [2], Manchurian SSR, PR Japan, PR Korea) and Non-Communist states (RoChina, RoKorea, Japan, Tibet, Qinghai).
Post-Stalin the Communist Bloc is rife with dissent and the USSR is forced to relinquish its authority and allow greater confederation.
In early 1968 the Asian Communist States of Manchuria, Mongolia, PR Japan [3], PR China, Socialist Republic of Qinghai [4], PR Korea, and others organise themselves into an Asian Union - the Great Union of Asian Socialist Republics - run with a joint presidency much like the Balkan Socialist Federation.
The union flag shows 8 rays and 8 stars representing the peoples and states of the GUASR surrounding a white sun/moon with the hanzi characters Dàtóng ("Great Union").
[1] denounced as Truman's Catastrophe
[2] essentially the northern lands above the River Huai
[3] Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kurils
[4] 1965 coup
Flag #5: Greater China
Politicians around the rim said that the economic downturn of the begining of the millenium was only a temporary setback.
They were wrong.
As countries after countries went into recession, only one nation managed to weather the storm: China, with its State Capitalism.
People had feared that China would one day use its might to conquer by the force of arms the other surrounding countries.
They were wrong.
As governments crumbled under the strain, China called in its chips. It had over the years bought mines, fields and factories so that they, and not the local government, controled resources.
Many thought that China would let them died.
They were wrong.
The chinese authorities quickly organised distribution of food and fuel in those areas that needed them the most and to prevent chaos and disorder, China sent peacekeepers.In the end, the population requested annexion into a new Greater China that included the Mainland to Autralia and every isles in between.
No one thought a chinese flag would ever fly over all of South-East Asia and the pacific.
They were wrong.
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Symbolism: The 2 red parts separated by the blue bar symbolise the mainland and the lands over the sea.
Flag #6: untitled
The PoD is, loosely, that the US dropped the Bomb on China in 1951. Then all hell broke loose.
Full-scale apocalyptic war did not break out, but both the US and Russia had vaporized a couple of cities before pulling back and negotiating. But this did not defuse the tensions, and sporadic fighting continued in Europe and the Arctic for years. In the meantime, North Korea was absorbed into the Republic of Korea, Mao had been killed in an atomic blast - and everyone in East Asia hated both Moscow and Washington for messing things up so badly.
In the aftermath, China's new paramount leader Zhou Enlai successfully positioned the PRC as leader of an alternative third bloc for Asia. In the mid-60s, pro-China, anti-US governments in Korea and Japan were elected. Together with China, Mongolia, and North Vietnam, they formed Sovereign Asia, a close supranational union that defied the superpowers.
Over the years the union expanded and there were some border shifts. Assisted by Sovereign Asia and the US's involvement elsewhere, North Vietnam easily defeated the south. China conquered Taiwan and occupied some disputed territory in India. Japan occupied southern Sakhalin. To stave off the possibility of India mobilizing Tibetan sepratists into a pro-India force, China gave Tibet nominal independence as a loyal member of the alliance. In a compromise with the European powers, Hong Kong and Macau were formed into the Federal Republic of the Guangdong Ports and admitted as another loyal member.
Today there are fifteen members of Sovereign Asia: Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guangdong Ports, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Palau, Philippines, Sikkim, Tibet, and Vietnam. Sovereign Asia has a common currency, a joint military command, and a legislature with considerable powers. China and Japan are clearly the dominant powers, with Korea not far behind. (Palau is mostly along for the ride.) The union is one of the great powers of the 21st-century world.
The seal represents Asia's control over its own destiny and territory, with symbols for land, sea, and sky. The text can be read as sovereignty in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Flag #7: untitled
After the Second World War ended with Japan, Korea and China in states of civil war and unrest the nations seemed like they would never rise to global powers. However after the East Asian Uprisings ('67) that deposed the Communist Government of Korea, the new Emperor of China and the Military Dictator of Japan. This led to the creation of the '3 Republics' which formed a strong diplomatic friendship. In the 1980s this was expanded into the political and economic union known as the East Asian Republican Circle (EARC). This flag was then to be flown below the national flag of the constituent state as a promise of a republican union one day in the future.
In addition to the EARC there was also a military pact that was established, making the EARC one of the 3 dominant forces on the planet. This also found a problem to the Japanese not being able to declare war. A "Foreign Legion" was established, technically as a part of the Chinese Military but in actual fact was 89% Japanese soldiers and was run by Chinese citizens who were Japanese generals who moved to China. The flag of The Eastern Triple Alliance (ETA) is designated to fly instead of the EARC flag in times of war. It is often flown alone in foreign military bases owned by the EARC member nations.
The EARC flag is my entry to the Competition, and the others are ones to support it.
Flag #8: United Manchuria
United Manchuria - Japanese dominated Union of east Asia coast states.
This pact started as a US enforced military pact (like NATO) after an alternate/ASB WWII that slowly evolved into a less advanced supranational organization. The coloring is from US, Korean, Japanese and Chinese Republic Flag. The blue is also symbolizing the sky. The white is symbolizing purity and peace, It is also not a dominate color in order to not overemphasis Japan/Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. The red color symbolizing Earth, not dominate in order not to seem communist or too Chinese, The symbol from Asian Games/Olympic Council of Asia Logo, it is the closest I could find for a Pan-Asian symbol.
Flag #2: The Sino-Oriental Unification Pact
In the year 2025, the ailing economy of the United States gave its last desperate gasps before devolving into a gooey mess of hyperinflation and defaulted loans. This final blow to the former economic superpower was felt around the globe, with the European Union, the South American Economic Council, and the Nippo-Korean Co-Prosperity Zone all feeling a significant backlash.
The demise of the Western economy soon led to the breakup of its economic blocs (the EU, the SAEC, the RPC, the IAEA, and others), and to even worse things in the United States, where radical and reactionary groups took to the streets with bombs and guns to let out their pent-up frustrations on each other. Amidst the chaos, one economic power remained unscathed: The People's Republic of China.
The Chinese leadership acted quickly and decisively. It was soon revealed that in the turmoil, China had quietly taken control of what was left of the Korean and Japanese economies; soon afterwards, it became apparent that the Korean and Japanese governments were also under China's sway. One thing led swiftly to another, and in 2026 the budding Sino-Oriental Unification Pact had united the three countries under a single administrative body. The newly-created powerhouse proceeded to take over Vietnam, Cambodia, Loas, and Thailand. Its advance, however, was halted by the resurgence of India, which set up a rival bloc next door.
The following is the flag of the Sino-Oriental Unification Pact (SOUP), a Chinese-dominated conglomerate of partially-independent nations. The Chinese characters read "Unity" (or something close to), and the seven stars represent SOUP's seven member states, whose flags are listed below SOUP's (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, respectively).
Flag #2: Buyeo Commonwealth
The simultaneous collapse of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China in 2018 caused massive shockwaves which changed the world order. As the two countries fall into anarchy and warlordism as nuclear weapons were used, the Republic of Korea and Japan were forced into an alliance of convenience, by which the Koreans started marching north while the Japanese defended Korean waters during the campaign.
The coordinated attack, along with the promise of amnesty, allowed a rather smooth Korean reunification, by which the northern part was administered as a protectorate until complete civil integration was possible. Furthermore, the actions of the Shenyang Military Region against Korea forced the allies to go into Manchuria, eventually occupying up to what was formerly Manchukuo.
With the world economy tanking from the loss of the Chinese engine, Korea and Japan were forced to run Manchuria as a semi-colony, providing jobs to the neglected Dongbei people, gaining their loyalty in the process. The mass depopulation from the Chinese warlord wars meant that for the first time in generations, the Han Chinese were down to less than 40 million people, thereby becoming the minority within the coalition.
Time passed, and as this Japanese-Korean alliance grew stronger and stronger economically, politically, and militarily, a process similar to the European Union happened. After a decade of discussions, the Buyeo Commonwealth was established in 2038, uniting Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and Mongolia into a single country. The capital is in Busan.
The flag of the Commonwealth represents the Buyeo-speaking people. Aside from the well-known Rising Sun and the trigrams, the Three-Legged-Crow is the traditional symbol of the Japanese and Koreans, and shows the pan-nationalism that unites the Japanese, Koreans, and Mongolians.
Flag #4: The Great Union of Asian Socialist Republics
In 1943 the European Front of WW2 unexpectedly draws to an end when a coup removes Hitler and others from power in the German Reich.
With Soviet designs of glorious victory in Europe denied (though the Soviets eventually reach the boundaries of Germany) they head east.
By the end of 1946, amidst much devastation, they and their Communist Allies are established in Hokkaido and Northern China.
Expectations of a "Hot War" between the Soviets and the Western Allies are finished by the Allied demonstration of the "Atomic Bomb" but mark the start of the "Cold War".
By 1948 the Treaties of Shanghai [1] establish the division of China, Japan, and Korea, into Communist (Mongolian SSR, Qurighar SSR, PR China [2], Manchurian SSR, PR Japan, PR Korea) and Non-Communist states (RoChina, RoKorea, Japan, Tibet, Qinghai).
Post-Stalin the Communist Bloc is rife with dissent and the USSR is forced to relinquish its authority and allow greater confederation.
In early 1968 the Asian Communist States of Manchuria, Mongolia, PR Japan [3], PR China, Socialist Republic of Qinghai [4], PR Korea, and others organise themselves into an Asian Union - the Great Union of Asian Socialist Republics - run with a joint presidency much like the Balkan Socialist Federation.
The union flag shows 8 rays and 8 stars representing the peoples and states of the GUASR surrounding a white sun/moon with the hanzi characters Dàtóng ("Great Union").
[1] denounced as Truman's Catastrophe
[2] essentially the northern lands above the River Huai
[3] Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kurils
[4] 1965 coup
Flag #5: Greater China
Politicians around the rim said that the economic downturn of the begining of the millenium was only a temporary setback.
They were wrong.
As countries after countries went into recession, only one nation managed to weather the storm: China, with its State Capitalism.
People had feared that China would one day use its might to conquer by the force of arms the other surrounding countries.
They were wrong.
As governments crumbled under the strain, China called in its chips. It had over the years bought mines, fields and factories so that they, and not the local government, controled resources.
Many thought that China would let them died.
They were wrong.
The chinese authorities quickly organised distribution of food and fuel in those areas that needed them the most and to prevent chaos and disorder, China sent peacekeepers.In the end, the population requested annexion into a new Greater China that included the Mainland to Autralia and every isles in between.
No one thought a chinese flag would ever fly over all of South-East Asia and the pacific.
They were wrong.
----------------------
Symbolism: The 2 red parts separated by the blue bar symbolise the mainland and the lands over the sea.
Flag #6: untitled
The PoD is, loosely, that the US dropped the Bomb on China in 1951. Then all hell broke loose.
Full-scale apocalyptic war did not break out, but both the US and Russia had vaporized a couple of cities before pulling back and negotiating. But this did not defuse the tensions, and sporadic fighting continued in Europe and the Arctic for years. In the meantime, North Korea was absorbed into the Republic of Korea, Mao had been killed in an atomic blast - and everyone in East Asia hated both Moscow and Washington for messing things up so badly.
In the aftermath, China's new paramount leader Zhou Enlai successfully positioned the PRC as leader of an alternative third bloc for Asia. In the mid-60s, pro-China, anti-US governments in Korea and Japan were elected. Together with China, Mongolia, and North Vietnam, they formed Sovereign Asia, a close supranational union that defied the superpowers.
Over the years the union expanded and there were some border shifts. Assisted by Sovereign Asia and the US's involvement elsewhere, North Vietnam easily defeated the south. China conquered Taiwan and occupied some disputed territory in India. Japan occupied southern Sakhalin. To stave off the possibility of India mobilizing Tibetan sepratists into a pro-India force, China gave Tibet nominal independence as a loyal member of the alliance. In a compromise with the European powers, Hong Kong and Macau were formed into the Federal Republic of the Guangdong Ports and admitted as another loyal member.
Today there are fifteen members of Sovereign Asia: Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guangdong Ports, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Palau, Philippines, Sikkim, Tibet, and Vietnam. Sovereign Asia has a common currency, a joint military command, and a legislature with considerable powers. China and Japan are clearly the dominant powers, with Korea not far behind. (Palau is mostly along for the ride.) The union is one of the great powers of the 21st-century world.
The seal represents Asia's control over its own destiny and territory, with symbols for land, sea, and sky. The text can be read as sovereignty in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Flag #7: untitled
After the Second World War ended with Japan, Korea and China in states of civil war and unrest the nations seemed like they would never rise to global powers. However after the East Asian Uprisings ('67) that deposed the Communist Government of Korea, the new Emperor of China and the Military Dictator of Japan. This led to the creation of the '3 Republics' which formed a strong diplomatic friendship. In the 1980s this was expanded into the political and economic union known as the East Asian Republican Circle (EARC). This flag was then to be flown below the national flag of the constituent state as a promise of a republican union one day in the future.
In addition to the EARC there was also a military pact that was established, making the EARC one of the 3 dominant forces on the planet. This also found a problem to the Japanese not being able to declare war. A "Foreign Legion" was established, technically as a part of the Chinese Military but in actual fact was 89% Japanese soldiers and was run by Chinese citizens who were Japanese generals who moved to China. The flag of The Eastern Triple Alliance (ETA) is designated to fly instead of the EARC flag in times of war. It is often flown alone in foreign military bases owned by the EARC member nations.
The EARC flag is my entry to the Competition, and the others are ones to support it.
Flag #8: United Manchuria
United Manchuria - Japanese dominated Union of east Asia coast states.
