World War III

"“The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” – Sun Tzu"

Timeline
- 21st September 2028

The Sichuan Earthquake of 2028 claimed the lives of 3,098 people. 200 of those were due to a bridge collapse in Chong'qing (重庆). It was later discovered Insurgents from the USA had purposefully weakened the suspension bridge, leading to its structural collapse as the new bridges were designed to withstand Earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 5.3.

- 7th May 2029

This prompted the USA to hastily dismiss any accusation of internal sabotage towards China, to which it was met with rebuttal from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The issue was then addressed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as the likelihood of war increased.

- 13th June 2029 Adspectus Summit

An agreement was met during the Adspectus Summit in Geneva Switzerland held by the UNSC. The United States would withdraw all active forces in the South China Sea in exchange for an open and free trade deal with China. The summit was attended by:

Association of South East Asian Nations, Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Japan Nigeria, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States of America.

- 23rd April 2034

American armed forces had been witnessed by Chinese vessels disguised as fishing boats to be resuming joint trainings with Taiwan and Japan in the South China Sea. After which, China retaliated by imposing tariffs on consumer goods from the USA as well as a national boycott on American companies. Beijing then issued a warning statement to Washington, stating that they should withdraw all their forces within the next 72 hours or else military action would be involved. The tariffs immediately shook the USA which had their economy drop to 2nd place on the 26th of April 2034.

President McKinley sought to deliver an unmoving posture towards China as he was confident that the USA was more than ready for a confrontation. He also wanted to strike back at China for overtaking their position as the world's largest economy.

- 27th April 2034 Pacific War

During a joint exercise held by the USA in the South China Sea, a large force of Chinese Fighter Jets overwhelmed the area and managed to sink 5 US Frigates, 2 Japanese Corvettes and 2 Taiwanese Transport Ships. Due to the large number of Aerial assets China possessed, the USA's Laser Defense System (LDS) on ships could not keep up with the pace. With immediate effect, the United States of America, along with the nations who had lost their troops, declared war on the People's Republic of China.

- 16th July 2034 WWIII

After months of heavy fighting in the South China Sea, South Korea was prompted by the USA to help reinforce their numbers against China, to which, after much pressure, South Korea agreed. However this action would pull North Korea into the conflict, which was indeed the case as 400,000 North Korean troops marched into South Korea on the morning of 16th July 2034. Moreover, India was also pressured into joining the Allied Powers around the same time as border conflicts with China and Pakistan were increasingly getting out of hand, with several skirmishes. This was the formal beginning of World War III.

- 11/12th August 2037

For more than 3 years of conflict, it did not appear to be that humanity would ever find international peace, let alone settle on it. Until the 11th of August 2037 at 1:00pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) where reports began flooding in from the Middle East and the African continent towards the international community that hostile extraterrestrial beings were rapidly advancing towards the territories of D.R Congo and Yemen. At first believed to be a hoax, it was later revealed that media reports from the affected areas were becoming increasingly more urgent, with the government of Nigeria (Africa's Largest Economy) submitting to the Alien Assault. This prompted the UN Secretary General to designate this crisis as a serious matter. On the 12th of August World War III then came to an abrupt end when a ceasefire bill had been passed by the United Nations at 2:35pm GMT. Almost instantaneously, both the Allied and Concur Powers combined their forces and responded to the matter with their warheads directed towards the hostile Aliens, marking the beginning of the Intergalactic War.