Chinese Federation

The Chinese Federation was one of the three dominant superpowers in the world. As it sits immediately to the West of Japan, it receives a fair amount of coverage, particularly in the second season. After joining the United Federation of Nations, it became United States of China.

Government
While more respectful of human rights than its Britannian counterpart, the Chinese Federation is still an imperial monarchy with most of the power concentrated in the hands of High Eunuchs, the Empress Tianzi now serving more of a symbolic role. Despite that, the Federation also seems to run on Communist principles in that there seems to be no established nobility or class system, and all of its wealth and resources are (supposedly) centered on a collective mindset, which is likely one of the reasons why the entire civilian populace is suffering from poverty as opposed to a select few. This is changed in the second season, when Zero, with the help of Chinese rebels, sees the Eunuchs executed and the Empress restored to power.

The capital of the Federation is the Vermillion Forbidden City in Luoyang, where the young Empress spent most of her life.

Geography
While not as large as either Britannia or the E.U., the Chinese federation still holds a substantial amount of territory that has traditionally been outside China's sphere of influence, such as India, Pakistan, and Afganistan, as well as all of Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Mongolia, Khazakstan and the Korean peninsula.

The Eighty-Eight Imperial Mausoleum
The Eighty-Eight Imperial Mausolea is a peak-like structure traditionally used as a grave site by the Imperial Family of the Chinese Federation as well as all the previous Chinese Emperors. It is the setting of the final armed encounter between the Black Knights and the forces of the High Eunuchs.

Militarized Zone of India
The Militarized Zone of India is one of the territories under the Chinese Federation. It is referred to by the Federation government with the diminutive "beyond known lands". India is said to be vying for independence, and has to this end covertly amassed profits by supplying arms to Resistance groups in Area 11 through the Kyōto House until the death of Taizō Kirihara in a.t.b. 2017. They have since directly aided the Order of the Black Knights by providing them with Knightmare Frames.

Militarized Zone of Liaodong
The Militarized Zone of Liaodong is a territory on the eastern seaboard of the Chinese Federation under the jurisdiction of General Cao.

Penglai Island
Penglai Island is an artificial island off the coast of China, which generates electricity through tidal activity. It is granted to the Black Knights by the Federation to accommodate the Japanese refugees exiled following Britannia's second attempt to establish the Special Administrative Zone of Japan. It was later established as the temporary capital of the United States of Japan and United Federation of Nations. It also serves as the Black Knights' primary base of operations.

Vermillion Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is the seat of the Chinese Emperor and the government of the Federation — a large palace situated in the capital city of Luoyang. It is off-limits to the general public and, aside from guard detail and other military personnel, holds a permanent staff of Eunuchs and female servants for fear that consorts and members of the Imperial line may be illicitly impregnated. Official guests may be permitted entry only by the highest offices of government. Under the administration of the High Eunuchs, it serves also as a prison to the Emperor, who is effectively under life-long house arrest. Its name differs from the real-world Violet Forbidden City in Beijing.

Demographics
While geographically the smallest of the three supernations, the Chinese Federation is no doubt the one with the highest population. It is mentioned that the majority of the Federation's citizens live in poverty, and that demographic is made up largely of the elderly.

Flag
The flag of the Chinese Federation has a bronze eight-sided star figure in the centre, with a corresponding smaller outlined version in its centre, on a burgundy red background. It is based upon a real life flag used in the early Republic of China, during the Wuchang Uprising in 1911. This flag was also used as the flag of the Chinese military until 1928.

Foreign Relations
In the first season, the Chinese Federation tries to take Area 11 from Britannia by invading with Japanese exiles under the guise of re-establishing the former Japanese goverment.

In the second season, China has established a large political consulate in Area 11, and Zero makes use of it, fleeing there and claiming diplomatic immunity. Zero later negotiates with the Chinese who grant him Penglai Island, an artificial land mass for the usage of the Black Knights as a home base.

Later, when Zero's coup restores Tianzi to power – thus securing the Chinese Federation as an ally – the Britannian Empire attempts to annex large portions of the now dissolving empire (starting with Mongolia in the North) as local rebellions and separatist movements threaten to tear the Federation into its original components. However, this is unsuccessful.

The Chinese Federation later became a part of the United Federation of Nations, and declared war on the Holy Britannian Empire.

Military
The Chinese Federation maintains regular military forces not dissimilar to those of Britannia. Their numbers and organisation are not stated.

Regular infantry wear green armour with stylized helmets and carry assault rifles. They are also seen carrying swords in Turn 9: A Bride in the Vermillion Forbidden City. Officers also carry swords (notably Xingke, who wields his with some skill). The Army of the Forbidden City (also called the Forbidden Army in some sources) wear stylized red uniforms and carry traditional weapons as part of their role as Tianzi's ceremonial guards. They also have access to firearms and red-painted Gun-Ru knightmares. Though outwardly loyal to the Empress, they are in fact controlled by the Eunuchs.

The standard Chinese knightmare is the Gun-Ru, which is generally deployed in large units. They are referred to as 'Dragon Cavalry', though whether this is the Knightmare-using arm of the Chinese forces (their answer to the Britannian RPI) or a specific unit is unclear. They are supported by VTOL helijets similar to those used by Britannia, along with four-wheeled AFVs armed with cannon and missile pods. China also uses Longdan land fortresses, which appear to perform the same role as the Britannian G-1, while also providing artillery support. These vehicles are generally used in a combined-arms approach. The airships used by UFN forces from Turn 16: United Federation of Nations Resolution Number One onwards may be Chinese in origin. Chinese naval forces are mentioned in Stage 24: The Collapsing Stage, but no actual details are revealed.

The Chinese Federation is implied to have a ballistic missile capability, with missiles at the Dalian base (Mamoru Iwasa, Code Geass Light Novel: Stage -2- Knight, P.89), which is on the Liaodong Peninsula (see above). This implies that they had a hand in the invasion of Kyushu, which would give them a minimum range of approximately 1000 km (approximate distance from Dalian to Fukuoka).