Submarines off São Tomé, 2020

This scenario assumes that tesions have increased between China and the tiny African nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. One might wonder how this could happen, but São Tomé and Príncipe's close ties with both the United States and Taiwan, combined with its harsh criticism of some of China's African allies, have made it very unpopular with the People's Republic. None of this would have mattered too much, but some weeks before this scenario takes place, two Chinese businessmen were targeted by radical anti-Chinese activists and murdered. The Chinese government believes these crimes were at least partly the result of anti-Chinese remarks made by government officials in São Tomé and Príncipe. However, São Tomé and Príncipe's government has refused to take responsibility. China has made it clear that unless their demands for a formal apology (and a softening of São Tomé and Príncipe's stance on China) are satisfied that the situation will escalate. ------------------------------------------------------- A delta template .ini file has been included in the .zip file to assist in updating the scenario to any future versions of the database. Scenario Author: Mark Gellis