In a world where the KMT wins the CCW in the 30s or so (what are the best PoDs for that) and survives the war with Japan but remains a military/presidential dictatorship on some level, could a world war break out between the KMT and USA anywhere between the 90s (where many argue that China OTL beca me a viable threat to the USA) and now or earlier (say 70s/80s)? What might that potential world war that's non-nuclear look like?
Bonus questions for this question - 1) Many agree that Chiang was not the best person who could've led the KMT and completely fumbled the ball on multiple occasions. Who, in your opinion, would've been a better KMT leader and when do you think they could've taken power?
2) in this world, let's say that Germany and Italy 'wins' in Europe, defeating the Soviets somehow and allowing Western occupied nations to be independent of Germany in some regard (this could be ASB so consider this for the scenario instead of it being its own question) but Japan still loses in the Pacific due to PH or something akin to it. Nazi Germany collapses in on itself in the 50s/60s and Eastern Europe becomes filled with successor states (ie the nations that were almost destroyed becoming independent again) and Russia regains much of its lost territory but is weaker than OTL Russia. How might Europe in this world react to such a war between the US and KMT and China? (Feel free to ignore question 2 if it makes no sense or makes you uncomfortable).
3) Chandra Bose was, in many ways, quite obviously the opposite of Ghandi. How might he be able to become bigger than Ghandi, take power in India, and what would India look like under him and his successors?
4) Final question - Could the USA, on complete accident, create a stronger KMT China through reconstruction funding and trade, making them a powerful foe by the 70s as they modernize and such? A sort of "facing the monster I made" type deal.
Feel free to answer these questions in any manner you can and, if you don't want to answer the bonus questions, then I am fine with that
Bonus questions for this question - 1) Many agree that Chiang was not the best person who could've led the KMT and completely fumbled the ball on multiple occasions. Who, in your opinion, would've been a better KMT leader and when do you think they could've taken power?
2) in this world, let's say that Germany and Italy 'wins' in Europe, defeating the Soviets somehow and allowing Western occupied nations to be independent of Germany in some regard (this could be ASB so consider this for the scenario instead of it being its own question) but Japan still loses in the Pacific due to PH or something akin to it. Nazi Germany collapses in on itself in the 50s/60s and Eastern Europe becomes filled with successor states (ie the nations that were almost destroyed becoming independent again) and Russia regains much of its lost territory but is weaker than OTL Russia. How might Europe in this world react to such a war between the US and KMT and China? (Feel free to ignore question 2 if it makes no sense or makes you uncomfortable).
3) Chandra Bose was, in many ways, quite obviously the opposite of Ghandi. How might he be able to become bigger than Ghandi, take power in India, and what would India look like under him and his successors?
4) Final question - Could the USA, on complete accident, create a stronger KMT China through reconstruction funding and trade, making them a powerful foe by the 70s as they modernize and such? A sort of "facing the monster I made" type deal.
Feel free to answer these questions in any manner you can and, if you don't want to answer the bonus questions, then I am fine with that