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Originally Posted by awesomenessofme1
The most significant difference is the relationship between Germany and Japan, which is much cooler than historically. They are not hostile to each other in any way, but they are not friendly and it seems unlikely that Japan will be involved in the Axis. It is unknown whether this is a direct result of the events in China.
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I'm not too sure about the overall plausibility, because I had to make many changes to make it plausible.
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The Japan-Germany element is readily achievable. Instead of
Hiroshi Ōshima becoming the Japanese military attaché in Berlin in 1934, someone else is appointed, who does not become enamoured with Nazism. That means the Anti-Comintern Pact is never created, and Germany maintains its support for Nationalist China rather than switching to supporting Japan. That strengthens the Chinese government, although Germany will scale down its support after the defeat of the Chinese Communists, as its armament programme in Europe gathers speed.