China

China was the primary rival of the United States during the 21st century, with USA having correct political relations with the Soviet Union. It was a military and economical superpower, able to compete with the USA and is consistently portrayed as an equal or, in certain fields, even superior to America. For instance, they 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've been first. In addition, they developed the unique Hei Gui stealth armor that America replicated in the unstable, wrist-mounted Stealth Boys.

A few other facts are named in classic Fallout games:


 * The president of China in 2073 was called Xin.
 * The Chairman of the Communist Party of China was named Cheng.
 * It's capital city was Beijing.

Question of communism
The only explicit mention of China being communist in any of the original Fallout games is in dialogue with the Enclave of United States President Dick Richardson, who calls the Chinese "damn Reds" (Horrigan also hates "red mutants"). It is also referred to as communist in the Fallout Bible timeline and the Van Buren tech demo.

Fallout 3 is more explicit in its portrayal of China as a communist nation, for example, during the Tranquility Lane quest, where the player is to activate the "Communist Invasion Simulation" and Liberty Prime's pre-recorded anti-Chinese speeches referring to the failure of communism as a political ideology.

However, it is unknown exactly what kind of political structure the Chinese adhered to. It can be assumed that China as some kind of communist country suits the Fallout setting best, however.

Before the American-Chinese War
Relations were strained with China even before the War, as it raced with the United States to tap the last remaining oil field deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. Their work was sabotaged by American spies, allowing the USA 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.

American-Chinese 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 Fallout Bible timeline:
 * in winter 2066 China invaded Alaska.
 * the Anchorage Reclamation began probably in 2067 with first suits of Power Armor is deployed there.
 * during Yangtze campaign probably - refered by President Dick Richardson:
 * in 2073 China became increasively aggresive with their use of biological weapons.
 * in 2074 American Power Armor units (T-45d), infantry, and mechanized divisions were deployed to China, but they become bogged down on the mainland, putting a further drain on American resources and supply lines.
 * in June 2076.
 * many of Power Armor units were sent to China (T-51b), and they begin to carve a swath through the Chinese forces.
 * China supply lines from the nations China has annexed begin to break down.

See also: The War

Washington, DC infiltration
Chinese commandos infiltrated mainland America, in order to spy on and sabotage the US 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, propably in order to equipe Communist sympathizers and spark an insurrection that would severely affect the American ability to effectively wage war.

In 2277, traces of Chinese activity linger still in Capital Wasteland:


 * Chinese ghouls at Mama Dolce's,
 * a dead Chinese commando in the area northwest of Tenpenny Tower,
 * remnants of two Chinese spies inside Broadcast Tower KT8,
 * People's Republic of America Radio - Chinese broadcast about victory over USA - as well as Chinese Radio Beacon,
 * several Chinese weapons.

Incursion to Hoover Dam
Shortly before the big 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 solders 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 own armor.

Incursion to 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.

Shi

 * Main article: Shi

The Shi inhabitants of San Francisco claim to be descendants of a Chinese Navy submarine "Shi-huang-ti" (name of the first Chinese emperor), washed ashore in the great blackout following the Great War. The Chinese survivours 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 equipment

 * Chinese Officer's Sword
 * Shansei C96 Chinese Pistol
 * Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol - unique
 * Chinese Assault Rifle - Kalashnikov-shaped weapon
 * Xuanlong Assault Rifle - unique
 * Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual


 * The Chinese solution to invasion by U.S. forces in power armor was its Hei Gui stealth armor, worn by elite Chinese "Black Ghost" counterinsurgency/terror units.


 * MEC Gauss MiniGun