Japan Replaces Government in China

Following decades of political instability in China, coupled with armed conflict both internally and externally, the Japanese government has announced that it considers the Chinese government a threat to the stability of its sphere of interest. It is on this basis that - under the threat of war - a new government has been placed in charge, loyal to Japan and subject to the Japanese Emperor. This new government not only has the protection of the Japanese army, but a military mandate to retake the Chinese warlord states. While political conflict is certain to rage on, outright war between the two countries has been averted.