Internally, China struggles to modernize and to resolve the conflict between democratization and one-man rule. Externally, the Chinese government seeks to enter the Great War, as a way of winning back German and Austrian concessions as well as earning a place as a peer of the Allies.
The Allies were reluctant at first, but manpower shortages encouraged their acceptance of Chinese assistance behind the lines. Then a U-boat attack killed hundreds of Chinese, giving China its own casus belli.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Chinese Buddhist Ritual
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Closing War Theme
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