The player takes on the role of an ex-Special Operations soldier, Victor Troska, who has returned to his homeland of Nogova after years in exile serving with British Special Forces.
After the global economic crisis causes mass unemployment and political destabilization in China, the PLA seize control of Skira and the vast, newly discovered reservoir of oil there, from the Russian Federation.
Peace talks prove useless as both combatants lay claim to Skira due to previous ownership of it.
The situation deteriorates quickly and China begins to fortify its northern provinces in anticipation of armed conflict with Russia.
Bound by treaty arrangements made after the end of the Cold War, America agrees and the two biggest armies in the world begin to clash on the island.