Chinese power armor

Chinese power armor was China's attempt to replicate technological advancements made by the United States of America in the field of power armor. The development was prompted by the arrival of the first West Tek production model of powered combat infantry armor (designated T-45) in early 2067, which came as a shock to military planners in the People's Liberation Army. The communists rushed to create their own version, but they were years behind the United States. Even among Chinese operatives on American soil, captured American suits took preference, rather than their own designs.

The Chinese focused primarily on countering American power armor through cunning use of stealth armor, rather than brute force. The United States military, fearing China would develop power armor of their own, preemptively invested in the development of electromagnetic pulse weaponry in order to counter Chinese power armor in the event of its deployment.