Too late! Rise, Thlayling dynasty!
Qing Chinese Empire
Capital: Beijing
Ruler: Emperor Qianlong/Thlayli
Government: Divine Monarchy
Centralization: Unitary
Tech. Level: Late Enlightened Age
Army (Training): 79 divisions (Very Good), 10 Qing Ma Bing divisions
Navy (Training): 20 squadrons (Better)
Economy: Richer (+4)
Size (points required): Huge (5)
Leadership (Military/Civilian): Better/Better
Infrastructure: Good
Education: Enlightened
Living Standards: Normal
Culture: Patrotic
Confidence: Admiring
Projects: Xin Dongxi (SECRET) (13/20)
Nation Background: The Qing rose to power less than a century ago, and are still in their prime, still expanding in most feasable directions, still are defeating enemy after enemy, still treat the European ambassadors with irritating, but sometimes not unreasonable arrogance. But in reality, though the Qing are more than capable to compete with the Europeans, they have been falling back behind, not through any fault of their own but rather because of the quick pace of progress in Europe. As China runs out of expansion space, it couldn't but bump into European powers, and though thus far the violent encounters were mostly succesful, this was due to the logistical complications that the Europeans often face. As tensions with France increase, however, it seems likely that soon, China and the foremost of Europe's powers will face each other in a large-scale war.