The Second Chinese Civil War was a war within the United Federation of China (UFC) during the worst days of the Balkanization, and resulted in the fall of the Federalist government in China and the creation several successor states through American and Mexican proxies. The war started when Mexican proxies staged a series of riots and eventually coups in the Chinese southern industrial heartland. Media control warfare and a series of neural engineering operations against local leaders quickly sent the country into open rebellion against the Federalist government in Beijing.