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Originally Posted by Raellus
I don't know if any there are any Taiwanese sites on the canonical nuke target lists. If not, this either suggests an oversight, or that Taiwan successfully stayed out of the war, positioning itself to be a major player in the post-WWIII world. Are there any clues as to Taiwan's fate in 2300?
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I have not seen any canon reference to Taiwan, although it may lie buried in the text of a sourcebook I have overlooked. In 2300AD which is derived from Twilight 2000 causes much argument here, Taiwan seems to be part of the successor Chinese nation of Canton as is Hong Kong.
In 2300AD China splits into three nations after Twilight,
1) Manchuria: One of the worlds great powers and Asia's dominant power. Manchuria declared its independence from the surviving central Chinese government after the war, and from its power base in Manchuria and Northern China seized Western China and Tibet, and also seems to control the southern part of the present Russian Far East, some of the former Soviet Central Asian states and possibly parts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Its ruled by Emperors who claim decent from the ancient Manchu Royal dynasty. It is majority Han-Chinese but also includes many Tibetans, Mongols, Koreans and Russians and many others. Manchuria also dominates Korea and has bad relations with France, Japan and Russia and most of its neighbours.
2) Canton: A major power in Asia but less powerful than Manchuria. It controls most of the south of modern mainland China, and also Hong Kong and probably Taiwan. Majority Han Chinese its government is not stated but it is not a communist government so it may be descended from the Koumintang government of Taiwan than retook southern China after the Twilight, or from warlords who allied themselves to the Koumintang. Its more friendly with Western nations and Japan than Manchuria.
3) Modern China. An enigmatic state in central China sandwiched between Manchuria and Canton. Its Han Chinese but very underdeveloped and isolationist and possibly descended from original PRC who's territory was reduced by Manchuria and Canton. Seems to be a sort of 24th Century North Korea.