Twilight 2000 2nd Edition/1995

• Full-scale war erupts between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China
  • The Chinese ability to mobilise surprises many, and Soviet losses mount
  • Large bodies of Citizens' Militia start operating in the Soviet rear areas
• The Chinese counter-attack, and large pockets of Soviet troops are formed. Most are able to fight their way out, but losses are great
• The Soviet Union mobilises troops from the West for the war in China. Several combat-ready divisions are withdrawn from Hungary and Poland to be sent to the Far East
• Civilian production in the Soviet Union reduces as resources are taken up by the war effort. Standard of living drops
• Poland sends a motorised rifle division to fight in China
• Bulgaria promises to send a brigade group, once it is re-equipped with modern weapons by the Soviets
• Germany rescinds its agreement on size and location of armed forces. The six eastern brigades are expanded to weak divisions, and the original six divisions are expanded to nine
  • Poland protests and increases state of readiness of several divisions in western Poland
• In Romania, Magyars (ethnic Hungarians) demonstrate against the government. Riot police suppress the demonstrations, and Hungary protests
• There are several days of anti-Turkish rioting in Bulgaria after a Bulgarian national, accused of attempting to assassinate the Turkish president, dies in custody
  • Turkish citizens are advised to leave Bulgaria
• Late in the year, UN forces are sent to intervene in the Sri Lankan civil war