China

China was the primary rival of the United States during the 21st century, with the U.S.A. having developed relatively warm diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union during the 20th century. It was a military and economic superpower, able to compete with the U.S.A. and is consistently portrayed as an equal or, in certain fields, even superior to America. For instance, China attempted to be the first to drill the last oil resource in the world. It is implied that Americans sabotaged this attempt and that without such sabotage the Chinese would have been successful. In addition, China developed the unique Hei Gui stealth armor that America replicated in the unstable, wrist-mounted Stealth Boys.

Political system
In the 2070s, China was still a communist nation with a one-party system. The ruling political party was the Communist Party of China. China's last head of state before the Great War was President Xin, while Chairman Cheng was the country's military leader. The Chinese ambassador to DC was Xiu-Ling.

Prior to the Sino-American War
Relations were strained with China even before the Sino-American War, as it raced with the United States to tap the last remaining oil fields deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. Their work was sabotaged by American spies, allowing the U.S.A. to erect an oil rig of their own and claim the resource. The strained relations eventually lead to the Chinese invasion of Alaska, where the Anchorage Front Line becomes a real battlefield.

Sino-American War (2066-2077)
The exact details on China as a nuclear power are sketchy at best. It is not actually known how much nuclear power China brought to the final blasts of the Great War or even if it was the only country throwing bombs at the United States, who was at that time in dispute with many countries.

According to the Fallout Bible timeline:
 * 2066: Chinese forces under the leadership of General Jingwei successfully invaded Alaska, claiming its pipeline and oil reserves for itself.


 * 2067: The Anchorage Reclamation commences, with first suits of T-45d Power Armor deployed there.


 * 2073: China became increasingly aggressive with their use of biological weapons


 * 2074: During the Yangtze Campaign, American T-45d Power Armour units, infantry, and mechanized divisions were deployed to China, but they became bogged down on the mainland, putting a further drain on American resources and supply lines.


 * 2076: The T-51b Power Armor finally finished development, and the first unit was sent to China where they finally began to carve a swath through Chinese forces. Chinese supply lines from the nations China had annexed began to break down.


 * 2077: At some point, one of the powers began launching nuclear weapons, which results in massive retaliatory response culminating in nuclear annihilation. All nation states now effectively cease to exist. It is unknown whether the Chinese government took steps to ensure the survival of itself or its citizens.

See also: The War

Infiltration of Washington, D.C.
Chinese commandos infiltrated mainland America, in order to spy on and sabotage the U.S. war effort. Their focus was Washington, DC, penetrated under the cover of Mama Dolce's factory and the L.O.B. Enterprises, supported by several special forces teams. A large amount of Chinese arms was also covertly transported to the capital, possibly in order to equip Communist sympathizers and spark an insurrection that would severely affect the American ability to effectively wage war.

Attempted sabotage of Hoover Dam
Shortly before the Great War started, a Chinese infiltration and sabotage team discovered the Hoover Dam secret genetics laboratory - Classified Sub-Level 1C and tried to destroy Hoover Dam, so the genetic work could never be used against them. Some of the Chinese stealth soldiers made it into Sub-Level 1C, while others were planting bombs in the main generator rooms - Scum Pits. One of the bombs went off prematurely and alerted all of Hoover Dam, including the guards in S1C. Things become cloudy in the reports due to the chaos that ensued, but suffice it to say that the Chinese were defeated, the generators were heavily damaged, and S1C was compromised. A couple of Chinese stealth soldiers and four scientists were trapped in S1C after the hatch was sealed. The Prisoner could find the soldiers there and use the materials from their stealth armor to make his own armor.

Infiltration of Limit-115 Laboratory
Chinese "Black Ghosts" (Hei Gui) managed to steal some Limit-115 samples also, but they were killed in Denver in a crowded public area, breaking the vials with the virus, unleashing the New Plague on Denver.

The Shi in San Francisco

 * Main article: Shi

The Shi inhabitants of San Francisco claim to be descendants of the Chinese Navy submarine Shi-Huang-Ti (named after the first Chinese emperor), washed ashore in the great blackout following the Great War. The Chinese survivors managed to adapt themselves to the post-nuclear reality, salvaging the submarine's supercomputer, christened the Emperor by the Shi. In time, the Shi dismantled much of the submarine, eventually turning San Francisco into a center of research and higher learning.

The submarine was planned to play a bigger role in the game - armed with with conventional missiles and hidden in the San Francisco Bay it could destroy the PMV Valdez heading to the Poseidon oil rig.

Chinese remnants in Washington, D.C.
In 2277, traces of Chinese activity linger still in the Capital Wasteland:
 * Chinese Remnant ghouls at Mama Dolce's.
 * A dead Chinese Commando as a random encounter.
 * Remnants of two Chinese spies inside Broadcast Tower KT8.
 * The People's Republic of America Radio (a Chinese broadcast about victory over the U.S.A.) as well as the Chinese Radio Beacon.
 * Several Chinese weapons.
 * The skeleton of a Chinese Commando in the Taft Tunnels under the Jefferson Memorial.

Further Presence
Van Buren's background indicated additional infiltration of America by Chinese forces. There is also the matter of the vast quantity of Chinese weapons available in the Capital Wasteland. This indicates one of two possibilities: A) a large Chinese military force penetrated to the East Coast during or after the War before being destroyed B) there may have been an extremely large war souvenir industry.

Chinese equipment

 * Chinese Officer's Sword
 * Shansei C96 Chinese Pistol as well as its unique Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol derivative.
 * Chinese Assault Rifle - Kalashnikov-shaped weapon as well as its unique Xuanlong Assault Rifle derivative.
 * Chinese Commando Hat as well as its unique Hat of the People derivative.
 * Dirty Chinese Jumpsuit
 * Winterized Chinese Jumpsuit - Uniform worn by Chinese soldiers in Alaska.
 * Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual
 * Chinese Stealth Suit - Worn by elite Crimson Dragoon units.
 * Jingwei's Shock Sword


 * MEC Gauss MiniGun