The Sino-American War was a war involving the People's Republic of China and the United States as the two superpowers clashed in a struggle to control the last remaining resources on Earth. The two key participants and their client states and annexed nations engaged in total war against each other, as both civilian and military resources were harnessed to achieve victory over the other side, in a struggle that was as much about resources as it was about ideology. The war was marked by atrocities on both sides, both against foreign and domestic populations, steady escalation of hostilities up to and including the use of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and gradual transition of both states into totalitarian dictatorships no different from each other.
Resource shortages made this a war of position, rather than the maneuver. Trench warfare was common, particularly in Alaska, and until new models of power armor were introduced into the fray by United States forces, stalemates were extremely common.
The Sino-American War, culminating in the Great War, was the most destructive war in human history, resulting in unprecedented casualties among soldiers and civilians alike, due to the deployment of nuclear weapons on a global scale. The Sino-American War can be therefore understood as the war that ended the Old World.
The situation across the United States worsened, both as a result of the deteriorating economy, and as a result of the New Plague continuing to wreak havoc despite increased quarantine measures.
The federal government attempted to use the increasing national paranoia to control the situation by discouraging assemblies, fueling the anti-communist sentiment, and encouraging the reporting of subversive elements. The Vigilant Citizen's Hotline was even established to allow hysterical citizens to report neighbors to the government for any behavior that could be construed as in support of communism. The Third Red Scare[citation needed] unfolded as a response to the increased hostility of the People's Republic of China and its operations on American soil . Research efforts were undertaken that could have alleviated the resource crisis entirely. The military, seeking to increase the mobility of its mechanized cavalry units, initiated a research program seeking to develop power armor in 2065. Research, development, and prototyping paved the way for future advances in military, construction, and most importantly, fusion technology. Research in other areas continued as well, including more powerful nuclear weapons.
Anchorage Front Line (2059)
By the end of the decade, in 2059, the United States started to prepare for war, as the global situation continued to worsen. The Anchorage front line had been established in Alaska, to protect its oil reserves from foreign invaders. Canada had also begun to feel the pressure exerted by its increasingly hostile neighbor.
Followed by Anchorage operation and after 3 years the Niagara Sabotage took place when the Chinese intelligence efforts and attempts to penetrate the civilian and military sectors in the United States played a part in beginning the war. Wan Yang, a major Chinese intelligence asset, was apprehended following the Niagara Sabotage.