The situation deteriorates quickly and China begins to fortify its northern provinces in anticipation of armed conflict with Russia. Peace talks prove useless as both combatants lay claim to Skira due to previous ownership of it. Dragon Rising takes place on the fictional island of Skira, in May 2011.Īfter the Global Economic Crisis causes mass unemployment and political destabilization in China, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) seize control of Skira and the vast, newly discovered reservoir of oil there, from the Russian Federation.
