Sino-Federation

The Sino-Federation (officialy the Sino-Pacific Asian Federation of Countries or SPF) is a geo-political and economic organization comprised of almost every western Pacific nation, including the People's Republic of China, Japan, Australia and India, which was formed on 2040 C.E. and holds its capital in the city of Beijing.

Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully. Most importantly, it allows for a unified industrial base to be formed that helped to spring board the Sino-Federation to the front of the booming orbital industries and later mining of the asteroid belts and Lunar colonies.

As such, by the 2150s the Sino-Federation controlled 17 of the total 30 orbital tethers on Earth and as such, nearly half of what is shipped to the surface or back into orbit goes through a Sino-Federation owned company or Sino-Federation port. Its combined nominal GDP had grown to make the Sino-Federation the single richest country on Earth.

The Sino-Federation covers 7.7% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 4-billion people, it hosts 18% of the world's population.