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Approved For Release 2000/09 CHAS SIPIE Fy00400320001-8 III ASSESSMENT AND CONCLUSIONS (U) A. Assessment (U) (U) The 1979-present period has seen a rapid mobilization of interest and resources in the PRC in pursuit of EHBF (psychoenergetics) research, In this short period large segments of the population have been screened and a number of individuals identified as possessing EHBF skills. (U) The skills cataloged are essentially identical to those gleaned by studies in the West and in the Soviet Union: various forms of acquisition of information that would appear to be inaccessible by normal sensory means because of such factors as distance and shielding (e.g., identifying written Chinese characters sealed in a box), and, to a lesser degree, the generation of small-scale physical effects (e.g., the fogging of film). There are, however, certain differences in research directions that reflect their scientists’ efforts to correlate research findings with certain distinctively national Chinese concepts. These include the search for electrophysiological correlates of EHBF functioning at acupuncture points, and the possible relationship between EHBF and qigong meditation/martial art practices, Through exploring these rich historical traditions scien- tifically, the Chinese scientists may well contribute fresh ideas to the study of exceptional human functioning, (U) As short as the 1979-present period of intense effort has been, focus on the phenomena has moved quickly from the media to the universities (e.g., Beijing and Yunnan Universities), research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (e.g., Institute of High-Energy Physics), and to the national laboratories involved in space/military research (e.g., Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, and an unnamed Air Force Institute?®), 17 Approved For Release rood CLASSIFIED. c0400320001-8