2300AD: The Problem with Manchu

[Grievous]

The government of PRC have spent a lot of time promoting "one people". (which means that someone who is ethnically Chinese but born in Bolton in the UK) would be more Chinese than person born to European parents who has never left China for 3 generations. The differences between Han and Manchus pale into insignificance. And I guestimate that post-Twilight, that will matter even less.

The 1980s setup of 2300AD was always more about anxiety than accuracy.

Yeah, the official canon story relies on some kind of noteworthy Manchu resurgence. They've been pretty assimilated now, but it isn't within the bounds of reason that there could be a revanchist cultural revival (which also turns into imperialism). With those assumptions, the naming and story do end up making sense.

It would be interesting to learn about the original mega-game that was played to figure out what happened post-Twilight which resulted in the 2300 AD history. Maybe there was a Qing Dynasty enthuasiast in there who ran with it.

 

[lategamer]

Yeah, the official canon story relies on some kind of noteworthy Manchu resurgence.

Resurgence and migration and adoption of a term which is associated with invasion and massacre. The Manchus didn’t even call their land Manchuria.

They've been pretty assimilated now, but it isn't within the bounds of reason that there could be a revanchist cultural revival (which also turns into imperialism). With those assumptions, the naming and story do end up making sense.

With what we know now, I think these cultural revivals are even less likely

It would be interesting to learn about the original mega-game that was played to figure out what happened post-Twilight which resulted in the 2300 AD history. Maybe there was a Qing Dynasty enthuasiast in there who ran with it.

Except that when it was played it was a very different world. And depends on the whole Twilight War as a thing (which pay not be desirable).