Overview

Following the defeat of Japan and the fragmentation of Asia into competing spheres of influence, the Republic of China (ROC) emerged as a key strategic ally of the United States in the Pacific. Backed militarily and economically by Washington, the ROC controls the southeastern coast of China—including major cities like Nanjing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou—and claims to be the sole legitimate government of all China.

It plays a pivotal role in the Pacific Concord Pact (PCP), a U.S.-led alliance created to contain communism in Asia and challenge the influence of the People's State of China and the Soviet-aligned Siberian bloc.

Government and Leadership

• System: Presidential republic with strong nationalist and anti-communist leanings.
• President: Zhou Wenqiang – a war hero and staunch anti-communist who rose through the military during the Japanese occupation.
• Capital: Nanjing, rebuilt and heavily modernized with American aid.

The ROC is governed by a military-civilian elite committed to economic liberalization, infrastructure development, and cultural revival, while also maintaining internal order through strict anti-communist laws.

Military and Foreign Policy

The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) has been modernized with U.S. support and restructured into a mobile, mechanized force focused on defending the Pacific front and suppressing internal communist insurgents.

• Navy and Air Force: Receive logistical support and training from the U.S. military.
• Special Forces: Active along the inland border with the People's State of China and in Yunnan and Guangxi.
• Deployments: The ROC contributes troops to joint PCP operations in the Philippines, Korea, and Indonesia.

Role in the Pacific Concord Pact (PCP)

As a founding member of the PCP, the Republic of China is a vital link in the American security chain across Asia. It maintains military bases, intelligence posts, and naval patrols in coordination with the U.S., Japan (Imperial Remnant), the Republic of Korea, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

The ROC supports containment of socialism, freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, and anti-insurgency operations in Pacific territories.

Internal Challenges

• Border Clashes: Skirmishes with the People's State of China and insurgents continue.
• Civil Unrest: Urban protests driven by inequality and corruption periodically emerge.
• Monarchist Tensions: Royalist factions in the west reject both communism and republican rule, seeking imperial restoration.

Propaganda and Identity

The ROC promotes itself as:

“The true China, free, united, and loyal to the people—not to tyrants in red coats.”

Cultural revival campaigns focus on Confucian values