Map of INDOCHINA in 2050
© 2007 Tristesse, Nguyen M.T.
The Empire of Annam
As a result of the distratrous Great Indochina War, the Empire of Annam lost a dozen of its northernmost provinces to China. In the other hands, she was compensated by the consolidation of its control on most of the former Laotian and Cambodian’s terrritories, which had been annexed before the war. Annam also renounced her claims of the Paracel and Spratly Islands in exchange for China’s recognition of Annamese hegemony over the statelets of Luang Phrabang and Angkor.
The official capital of Annam is Tống Bình, also called the Upper Capital (Thượng Kinh). The legislative branch, however, assembles in Sài Gòn, the Lower Capital (Hạ Kinh). The Middle Capital (Trung Kinh) of Hue is the seat of the emperor, as well as the resident of the Imperial Family. The emperor of Annam descended from Prince Cảnh, the senior branch of the House of Nguyễn Phúc. As a constitutional emperor, he does not possess much political power, but is highly respected by the people due to his commitments to the country during the war. It was his superb diplomatic skills in the Peace of Shanghai that did not only save Annam from total humiliation, but also help to greatly expand the country’s territory.
Other political entities
The Principality of Luang Phrabang controls the territory of the former Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, plus some small provinces near the Burmese border. The Prince of Luang Phrabang rules his principality as a vassal of Annam; he by any mean does not originates from the former Laotian royal house, but is from the house of Tôn Thất, a cadet branch of the Imperial House of Nguyễn Phúc. That special relationship means that Luang Phrabang, a separate state de jure, is de facto annexed by Annam.
The Duchy of Angkor, another vassal state of the Empire of Annam, is reigned by the House of Sisowath after the last Norodom king was deposed by the Annamese. In addition to the remnants of Cambodia, this rump state also annexes, of course with the consent from Annam, the Champasak territory west of the Mekong river. The Sisowath Duke rules from the city of Siam Reap, which was renamed New Angkor.
The Kingdom of Siam has restored the ancient provinces of Mergui and Tenasserim from the Burmese during the Siamese-Burmese War. The Siamese also succeeded in quelling Malay rebellions in the peninsula, and they are able to conclude a final treaty with Malaya concerning the Malay population in the Siamese kingdom.
The Holy Sinic Empire (HSE), formerly China, exercises sovereignty on the islands of Hainan and the smaller archipelagos in the South Sea, including the Pratas, Paracel, and Spratly Islands as well as the Macclesfield Bank, all of those are not shown in the map. The Jinlan (Cam Ranh) Peninsula was permanently ceded by Annam, and the Jinlan Military Base, the most important HSE facility in the South Sea, is located there.
Burma, at the top left corner of the map, became a protectorate of the Holy Sinic Empire after its defeat in the hand of Siam.
Conclusion
I just invented all those ridiculous stuff in a melancholic night. Of course I believe that you don’t take it seriously… 
2007/12/16
