I've recently had this idea about China and the USA establishing a "world government" of sorts (after a WWIII of sorts), but I wonder how can it possible to achieve this idea post WWII?
3. USSR doesnt freak out and start WWIII (thus erasing NatChi as nation even in clean USA win/USSR defeat) decides to throttle back their export socialism schtick
Really? How? I've never seen firefly (though my sisters keeps insisting I watch it).Reminds me of Firefly.
I see your point, though China would still have the lead if it were to get Mongolia and Tuva and parts of Central Asia under its rule, similar to how the Qing dynasty one had for a while.The world of Firefly is one where the US and China led the way in space colonization and, eventually, the evacuation of the polluted "Earth-that-was" in order to settle a new star system. The predominant culture in the setting is essentially a fusion of American and Chinese culture; both English and Mandarin are widely spoken, and many characters are bilingual.
The problem I see is that a developed, industrialized China would be top dog based on population alone. The only way to put the US on equal footing would be to have it absorb the whole continent in a North American Union; it would still be well behind in population, but it would have a towering resource advantage. (Then again, you could argue that Canada and Mexico are basically economic vassals of the US in all but name already...)