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SG1B Approved For Release 2000/08/11 SECRE Feo 22R000400320001 -8 (U) the beginning of formal investigation of psychoenergetic phenomena by the scientific/academic communities, (U) In preparation for that conference, one of those involved in the China tour, Dr. H. E, Puthoff of SRI International, chaired a special session on the Chinese work, Puthoff sent invitations to several of the leading Chinese scientists, met on the China tour, to attend the conference and report on their progress. Of those invited, none were permitted to attend, In their place, the PRC government sent to the conference two highly placed scientists to represent the Chinese work, They were Chen Hsin’ and Mei Lei, both Deputy Directors at the Institute of Space Medico- Engineering, P.O. Box 5104, Beijing, an institute of over two decades t standing, the last 15 years under the present name. (U) Hsin and Lei reported that they were involved with the PRC space physiology program, There, as neurophysiologists, they are studying various techniques to combat space sickness, including biofeedback training (of the type employed by NASA for their astronaut training program) and the use of meditational/breathing exercise/martial art techniques from their qigong martial art tradition, Because the latter are said to enhance spontaneous EHBF abilities, their involvement in EHBF studies evolved from this source, (U) They reported their present involvement includes research efforts in their own institute, and their funding and monitoring of research outside the institute, all under the administrative leadership of Hsin, who, in addition to being Deputy Director of the Institute of Space Medico- Engineering, is also Chairman of the Space Medico-Engineering Professional (U) Chen Xin in Pinyin transcription, 13 Approved For Release 2000/08/11 SEGRE bo702R000400320001-8