WOTW 2022/Operation Dragon

Operation Dragon
Part of the Cold War
Map showing border disputes
Date 1974 Location China, Asia, World (potentially) Result Unknown; never attempted. If attempted, intended to be a Soviet victory Territorial changes Probable Soviet annexation of Xinjiang and Manchuria, Mongolian annexation of Inner Mongolia (if attempted)
Belligerents
Soviet Union Mongolia Operation Dragon II: India Bangladesh Vietnam	China Operation Dragon II: Pakistan Burma	Either side (See: § Intervention in neutral countries) Korea Operation Dragon II: Nepal Bhutan
Commanders and leaders
Anastas Mikoyan TBD Operation Dragon II: TBD TBD TBD	Mao Zedong Operation Dragon II: TBD TBD	Either side (See: § Intervention in neutral countries) Kim Il-sung Operation Dragon II: TBD TBD

Operation Dragon refers to two connected planned Soviet military operations for a hypothetical invasion of China. Operation Dragon I, or simply Operation Dragon, refers to a joint Soviet-Mongolian invasion of China with the potential involvement of Korea. Operation Dragon II is an extension of the first plan which also involves surrounding Asian states, primarily India, Bangladesh and Vietnam on the Soviet side and Pakistan and [[Burma on the side of China.

The plan, drafted due to the ongoing Cold War, assumes a suprise offensive war against China by the Soviet Union as either a war mostly isolated to Asia or, especially with Dragon II, as part of a Third World War.