China declared war on Germany later on during The War in hopes of being a victor in the peace negotiations. They sought Allied support in returning the territory occupied by Japan but the Allies accepted Japan’s stewardship. This embittered China to all outside powers and they refused to sign the final treaty. They also vowed to rebuild their power and stand on their own against any who would challenge their might.
The Albion did a lot of gengineering back in their day, leaving behind a lot of species as their legacy. You’ve heard of the Arnam and Peloran. Most of you haven’t heard of the others. Most have full human intelligence, which makes them awful interesting to work with. They don’t live close to Earth at all, so aren’t really part of our sphere of influence. That’s the reason people give for not teaching about them. Me, I think they have other reasons.
By the end of the Drug Wars, Dixie and her people had become famous enough that military producers asked her to advertise their products. They hired her to provide the voices of their onboard computers, and even licensed the use of limited versions of her core programming. Her voice became the standard voice of almost all military hardware built in Texas. Dixie performs that service to this day, providing Texas a link to their pre-space past.
The Great War was not limited to a conflict between European powers alone. Japan and China vied for power in the East in a prelude to future conflicts for instance. Japan attacked first, capturing many German bases and demanding steep concessions from China. Heavily divided and still recovering from the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, China had no alternative but to agree with the onerous demands. They would not soon forget.
The cheap little toys we brought home from Betelgeuse showed us that the Thunderbirds had the same tech base as the Peloran. That brought up all kinds of interesting questions. “How did they get it?” was one of the big ones. We had to study the Thunderbirds themselves before we got a clue to that. You see, the things they don’t teach in “Alien Lifeforms 101” is that they are gengineered, just like the Peloran. The Albion were real busy little beavers.