1) nationalist china now lives in a tiny ass island
2) why would you even say that?
1) bro that's not for another year, and the end of the revolution isn't until 1950
2) because interesting politics
i realize that, having reserved the USSR, it is not in my best interest for there to be an ROC, but I think it would make for a more interesting thread
it's totally possible that the ROC gets a stronger foothold or even succeeds in the mainland, and the cold war plays out differently as China is more balanced towards the west