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|title = China | |title = China | ||
|population = 1.72 Billion | |population = 1.72 Billion | ||
|language = Mandarin Chinese (Official)<br | |language = Mandarin Chinese (Official)<br>Cantonese<br>Tibetan<br>11 other minority languages | ||
|ethnic_groups = Chinese<br | |ethnic_groups = Chinese<br>Korean<br>Russian<br>Indian<br>North Americans | ||
|literacy_rate = 40% (as of 2020) | |literacy_rate = 40% (as of 2020) | ||
|military = 10.5 million | |military = 10.5 million | ||
|image = 255px-Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg.png | |image = 255px-Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg.png | ||
|capital = Beijing | |capital = Beijing | ||
|appears_games={{CP|2020}}<br | |appears_games={{CP|2020}}<br>{{CP|red}}<br>{{CP|2077}} | ||
|appears_books={{CP|2020PR}} | |appears_books={{CP|2020PR}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Block Quote|text=About the only thing that hasn't gone wrong [in China] is that they haven't been rocked yet by the ESA|citation=Pacific Rim}} | {{Block Quote|text=About the only thing that hasn't gone wrong [in China] is that they haven't been rocked yet by the ESA|citation=Pacific Rim}} | ||
The '''People's Republic of China''' is a country located in the Pacific Rim. | The '''People's Republic of China''' (simplified Chinese: '''中国''') is a country located in the Pacific Rim. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Wheat crops were wiped out worldwide in [[2002]], which resulted in famine in northern China leading to a flood of refugees into southern China. By [[2005]], the MLC practically controlled all of southern China. Meanwhile, the [[Second Corporate War]] was being waged in the South China Sea between [[SovOil]] and [[Petrochem]], and since China was in disarray they were unable to intervene and protect their interests in the area. | Wheat crops were wiped out worldwide in [[2002]], which resulted in famine in northern China leading to a flood of refugees into southern China. By [[2005]], the MLC practically controlled all of southern China. Meanwhile, the [[Second Corporate War]] was being waged in the South China Sea between [[SovOil]] and [[Petrochem]], and since China was in disarray they were unable to intervene and protect their interests in the area. | ||
In 2008]], [[Taiwan]] became fully independent with the support of [[Japan]] to back them. China during this time was busy with the Civil War to respond to the independence declared. However due to fear of the MLC eventually invading, the Taiwanese government hired [[Arasaka]] to plan a defense force. | In [[2008]], [[Taiwan]] became fully independent with the support of [[Japan]] to back them. China during this time was too busy with the Civil War to respond to the independence declared. However, due to fear of the MLC eventually invading, the Taiwanese government hired [[Arasaka]] to plan a defense force. | ||
China, under the leadership of General Jiang Xiaxi, signed the China-U.S. Mutual Aid Pact, after which [[Militech]] formed a joint-venture with CITIC, and the United States supplied China with arms and equipment. Several years later in [[2013]], a cyber strike team assassinated Hua Yuchi. The PLA liberated city after city and province after province, in rapid succession. By [[2014]], the PLA had reclaimed all of southern China except for the province of Hunan, the stronghold of the MLC. The uprisings in Tibet and Xinjiang had also been crushed. There are still cells of the MLC hidden, having gone underground. | China, under the leadership of General Jiang Xiaxi, signed the China-U.S. Mutual Aid Pact, after which [[Militech]] formed a joint-venture with CITIC, and the United States supplied China with arms and equipment. Several years later in [[2013]], a cyber strike team assassinated Hua Yuchi. The PLA liberated city after city and province after province, in rapid succession. By [[2014]], the PLA had reclaimed all of southern China except for the province of Hunan, the stronghold of the MLC. The uprisings in Tibet and Xinjiang had also been crushed. There are still cells of the MLC hidden, having gone underground. | ||
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=== Fourth Corporate War (2021-2023) === | === Fourth Corporate War (2021-2023) === | ||
During the Fourth Corporate War, | During the Fourth Corporate War, China was in a strange position, politically. The government was worried about the recruiting efforts within [[Korea]] and [[Taiwan]]; they believed [[Arasaka]] was attempting to use troops against [[Militech]] assets within the country, or use them against China. | ||
However these worries were not considered much longer due to the revenue received by funding the war. Their space program was deeply in the black, selling satellite lifters to Arasaka for their artillery/killsat web. Their munitions industry was also making profit; China's arms were considered inferior to Japanese weapons, however the Chinese weapons were the only ones available during the war.{{Cite}} | However these worries were not considered much longer due to the revenue received by funding the war. Their space program was deeply in the black, selling satellite lifters to Arasaka for their artillery/killsat web. Their munitions industry was also making profit; China's arms were considered inferior to Japanese weapons, however the Chinese weapons were the only ones available during the war.{{Cite}} | ||
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===2077=== | ===2077=== | ||
In [[2077]], China became the first country to ban human driven vehicles. Instead, AI driven | In [[2077]], China became the first country to ban human driven vehicles. Instead, AI driven automobiles would be issued by the government, and people would be forced to get rid of their personal vehicles. Any personal bicycles owned by the public would also need to get tracking devices issued at government facilities.<ref>[[Cyberpunk 2077 News Broadcasts]]</ref> | ||
India signed a trade deal with China in order to strengthen relations between the two neighboring countries.{{Cite}} | India signed a trade deal with China in order to strengthen relations between the two neighboring countries.{{Cite}} | ||