Cyber Warfare and the New World Order

Taiwan’s Role

It had been four months since the Allies had invaded mainland China. The invasion of Shanghai had eventually ended in success, but not before it claimed the lives of nearly 136,000 Allied soldiers. The PLA had suffered a debilitating defeat, grinding four separate army groups into the dirt trying to crush the Allied invasion force. The Allied introduction of the enhanced humanoid drones and the large number of soldiers equipped with the Raptor combat suits had proven too much for the PLA to overcome, even with their superior numbers.

However, after the surrender of Shanghai, the PLA had fought the Allies to a standstill. The Allies had a 46-mile bubble around Shanghai that they controlled, but after several attempts to break out, a halt had been called to any further attempts. Once a pause to any further offensive operations had been ordered in the Shanghai region, General Gardner ordered the invasion of Taiwan. The PLA fought ferociously for the first eight days of the invasion, but then their forces collapsed. They began to run low on munitions, supplies, and more importantly, the morale needed to keep fighting. The US employed another 6,000 EHDs in the invasion, and the mechanical killing machines were having their desired effect on the PLA, forcing many of them to just simply give up and surrender.

As the PLA forces in Taiwan began to collapse, the Chinese high command knew they needed to end the war soon or they might have further desertions or surrenders. President Jinping reached out to President Stein, asking for a 72-hour ceasefire to discuss terms of an armistice. After months of horrific combat and casualties on both sides, President Stein agreed to peace talks, selecting Sydney, Australia, as the neutral meeting location. Jinping was reluctant to meet in Sydney, but knew if he did not agree, Stein was the type of man who would continue to fight on, despite how many soldiers he might lose.