 Its considerable economic growth has not been of equal benefit to its citizens, and poverty is much in evidence; however, at least part of this can be attributed to the collateral damage of war.In the "Stand Alone Complex" universe, China remains known as the , and it is they who are the primary combatants against Japan in World War III.It is their bombings that destroy the cities of Tokyo, Sendai, Niigata, and Maizuru, as well as Okinawa Island.