China

China is a country in central Asia and one of the largest countries in the world.

History
In 210, the Assassin Wei Yu killed the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, using a spear.

In the 1220s, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, his wife Maria and his son Darim Ibn-La'Ahad had travelled to China, then partly under Mongol control, to assassinate the Mongol leader Genghis Khan. They liased with Qulan Gal, a Mongol Assassin, and designed plans to end the Mongol leader's life.

In 1227, Altaïr and Qulan Gal infiltrated Genghis Khan's tent in Xingging, near Xia province, though Altaïr was spotted and wounded by a Mongol soldier. Qulan Gal was able to kill the soldier and bring Altaïr to safety, after which Genghis Khan tried to escape by horse. Qulan Gal shot Khan's horse with an arrow, causing him to fall. Right afterwards, Darim killed Khan with another arrow.

By the late 1300s, the Chinese Assassins based themselves in the Chinese city of Beijing, and were led by Fang Xiaoru. In 1402, China fell under the control of the Templar emperor Yongle, who had thousands of suspected Assassins across the country arrested and executed; including Fang Xiaoru. Li Tong, a female Assassin whose parents had also been killed during the purge, was able to escape Beijing with an apprentice and an Apple of Eden.

In 1424, while Yongle was trying to suppress a rebellion near the Gobi Desert, Li Tong entered his tent and assassinated him.

In 2012, the Templars were planning to launch a satellite into space with a Piece of Eden attached to it. The Assassins listed China is one of the possible countries were the satellite was located.