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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400300011-9 XI Chronology of Recent Interest in Exceptional Functions of the Human Body in the People’s Republic of China 1978 First scientific research conducted on exceptional functions of the human body (EFHB) with Tang Yu. 1979 (March 11) Article in Sichuan Daily about a 12-year old boy, Tang Yu, being able to "read" with his ears touches off widespread interest. 1979 (May) Article in People’s Daily criticized the Sichuan Daily report as unscientific. 1979 (September) A major Chinese science journal, Ziran Zazhi {Nature Journal], carried a report on "nonvisual" pattern recognition" in which popular accounts of exceptional human body function were confirmed. 1980 An unofficial preliminary organization entitled the Chinese Human Body Science Association (Preparatory Committee) was sct up under the auspices of Nature Journal. 1980 (February) Ziran Zazhi [Nature Journal] and the Chinese Human Body Science Association held a parapsychology conference in Shanghai with participants from over 20 research institutes and universities. « 1981 A news film on neff "Do You Believe?," was produced by the Central Newstéel and Documentary Studio and was shown on TV and in many theaters. This resulted in hundreds of children claiming they had psi ability. This in turn led to the formation of over 100 centers to study these abilities with the cooperation of at least 100 formally trained scholars. 403 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400300011-9