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+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: China
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Country
+  - Asia
+  - Cold War
+  - Nuclear
+description: China is a country in East Asia, a major global power, and a significant player in Cold War geopolitics, including nuclear and intelligence activities.
+category: "Country"
+summary: "China is a country in East Asia. During the Cold War, it was a significant player in global geopolitics, often viewed as a rival or potential ally by both the United States and the Soviet Union.[^1]"
+---
+[[China]] is a country in East Asia. During the Cold War, it was a significant player in global geopolitics, often viewed as a rival or potential ally by both the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].[^1]
+## Nuclear Program
+China's nuclear program was a subject of intense interest for U.S. intelligence. In the late summer of 1979, [[Mel Riley]] and [[Joe McMoneagle]], remote viewers from the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, successfully remote-viewed a new Chinese nuclear device at Lop Nor. Their descriptions, including an unusual hourglass-shaped design element, were later confirmed by U.S. weapons analysts, demonstrating the efficacy of remote viewing in intelligence gathering.[^1]
+
+## Diplomatic Relations
+President [[Richard Nixon]]'s historic visit to China in 1972 marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, opening relations between the two countries. However, intelligence concerns persisted. For example, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] investigated the Chinese Embassy in a foreign capital, suspecting its basement communications office, and later tasked [[Pat Price]] to remote-view a Chinese consular building in Rome.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.