Just starting out playing this game, and a friend disputed a rule with me regarding China purchasing artillery via the Burma Road. The rules stated the road needed to be “open” at one point and “under Allied control” at another. The rules stated elsewhere that while China is controlled by Allied players, China itself is not part of the Allies. I argued that since Japan had not taken control over any of the Burma Road in their first turn, and China shared its control with UK, that it is considered open and buying artillery should be allowed. My friend said this was not true, as the rules said it needed to be under Allied control, but the Allies controlled half, and China the other half. If Japan doesn’t disrupt the road on the first turn, can the Chinese purchase artillery? What conditions need to be met for the purchase of artillery for China?