Eastern Coalition

The Eastern Coalition (or ECON) was an alliance of nation states on Earth during the mid-21st century. The ECON was dominated by The People's Republic of China and included other Far and Middle-Eastern states. 

In 2031, the Coalition was one of several groups that pooled resources to divert a series of asteroids from their collision course with Earth. These asteroids would later form the basis of early warp field tests by Zefram Cochrane. (The Lost Era novel: The Sundered)

The ECON was the primary political rival to the United States and the European Union, and during the 2030s and 2040s, tensions between the groups rose until the outbreak of nuclear war on 1 May 2053. ECON cities were among the hardest hit, and many areas of Asia fell into chaos. The so-called "post-atomic horror" was at its height in 2079, and would last into the early 22nd century. (The Sundered, Star Trek: First Contact, )