By 2022, the United States was already rapidly descending into civil war, and Beijing decided that the long-awaited “moment of reunification” had finally arrived. Preparations for the first invasion across the Taiwan Strait had begun under Xi Jinping, but the calculations of the Chinese leadership proved to be wrong.

Taiwan managed to hold its key ports and airfields. Moreover, Japanese and Australian forces, as well as the remnants of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, managed to arrive in the Strait, having been received by Taipei before the final collapse of the American military presence in the Western Pacific. The PLA failed to complete the operation within the allotted timeframe. The initial invasion stalled, and the heavy losses suffered by China, combined with the rapid weakening of the PRC, created the conditions for the enemy to launch a counteroffensive.

The subsequent offensive ultimately destroyed the previous structure of the Chinese state. The PRC descended into a second civil war, while its allied forces became cut off from the main front. However, neither DPRK nor Pakistan capitulated. Both retained their combat capability, survived the most difficult stage of the war, and continued to hold their positions.

While PDTO forces were landing on Chinese territory, believing that organized enemy resistance had been practically broken, the flanking allies of EADI gained a temporary respite. Japanese, South Korean, and Indian headquarters gradually shifted their primary focus toward occupying and stabilizing the captured Chinese territories, stretching their forces across an enormous front.

It was at this moment that DPRK and Pakistan launched their counteroffensives.

The blow proved devastating. South Korea, unable to concentrate all of its available forces on the defense of the peninsula because of the massive intervention in China, was unable to withstand the offensive. Seoul fell, and soon the entire Korean Peninsula was unified under Pyongyang’s rule.

However, the DPRK leadership had no intention of stopping there.

The war with China had inflicted enormous damage on Japan. The Japanese armed forces had suffered heavy losses, the economy had been exhausted, and a significant portion of the country’s military potential remained tied down on the continent. For Pyongyang, this created a unique strategic window.

DPRK began preparing for its next strike — this time against Japan.

Soon, DPRK forces launched a massive invasion of an already weakened and economically exhausted Japan.

Meanwhile, Pakistan launched its long-prepared operation against India.

The Indian command found itself in an extremely difficult position. The bulk of its ground forces were tied down on the Tibetan front and in the Chinese campaign. The Indian Army was still holding an enormous front in the Himalayas, while its most capable formations were stationed far from the Pakistani border.

Islamabad exploited this strategic gap.

Pakistani forces launched an offensive along several axes simultaneously. The main thrust was directed toward the western states of India, while simultaneous strikes targeted communications hubs, military bases, and key transportation routes. The front line shifted at a staggering speed in Pakistan’s favor, while the Indian forces in Tibet were left without any meaningful support.

The defeat of the allied forces in Taiwan resulted in almost all foreign troops stationed in the former PRC being annihilated. Thanks to the efforts of the allied forces, the territories of the PRC were subsequently restored and reintegrated. By that point, DPRK had completely occupied Japan and incorporated it into its territory.

Well, Taiwan’s days were now numbered...