Fortunately, Artorius is able to assess the Chinese temporal expedition realistically from the outset.
(i) He knows what the Chinese regime was/would have been like in 2032. (In 2026, China is expanding economically, not militarily, but what will happen in the next six years?)
(ii) Now the early nuclear strike on Vienna makes sense. The Chinese had stolen Fuchs' temporal displacement process and were trying to forestall a Western temporal expedition.
(iii) It is reported that a member of the Chinese expedition killed a man by shooting him in the head.
The Romans have no alternative but to go to a war footing. It is the kind of thing that we expect although we still hope to see the Chinese secret police chief defeated and progress resumed.
4 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I don't know how good or bad are the armed forces of Maoist China. They could either be deadly effective or as much a Paper Dragon as the Russian Army is a Paper Bear.
But I am not so sure China's economy is in good shape or is growing much at all. Stirling has given us lengthy explanations for why he believes the "controlled capitalism" policies of the past 40 years are now failing. And the disruption in China's oil imports from Iran has to be worsening Peking's problems. Tough luck on Peking!
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
Yes, we could get to WWIII in 2032.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
Maybe, maybe not. Besides Peking probably being hobbled by economic stagnation, another problem it faces is demographic collapse, which Stirling has also discussed here.
Ad astra! Sean
Kaor, Paul!
The demographic crash Maoist China faces will worsen its economic problems.
Ad astra! Sean
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