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ASSESSMENT AND CONCLUSIONS
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A *
Assessment
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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.
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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
j
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.
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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
Institute16 ).
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Although information available to the West
is insufficient
at the
present time to assess with confidence the actual quality of
research
(and,
indeed,
there is evidence that
some of
the early work was relatively
naive by Western standards),
the
signs of
increasing research activity and
steps toward legitimization and official
sanction indicate
steady progress
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at
a relatively rapid
rate*
B,
Conclusions
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As
a result
of
the information discussed
in this report
the
following conclusions can be drawn concerning PRC activities in the
psychoenergetics field:
(1)
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There has been
a rapid escalation of research
activity since
1979*
(2)
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Reported research results parallel those reported
in the West*
(3)
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Signs of increasing acceptance and legitimization
include
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Continuing publication of
research results in a
major monthly scientific journal, Nature
(Ziran
Zazhi )
.
•
EHBF entry in 1981 China Encyclopedic Almanac.
•
Permission granted Western parapsychologists to
tour China to meet with Chinese counterparts.
•
PRC officially represented at international
parapsychology conference
(P.A./S.P.R, Centenary
Conference,
Cambridge, England,
1982)
by two high-
level
scientists actively engaged in EHBF work in
a leading national
laboratory
(Institute of Space
Medico-Engineering)
.
(4)
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Field has high-level scientific and political
support,
indicated by
•
Leadership role taken by military rocket
expert Tsien
•
Statement of support by Secretary-General of the
Chinese Communist Party, Hu Yao-pang.
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Active research pursued at national-level
space
science
(Institute of Space-Medico Engineering) and
military
(unnamed Air Force
Institute)
laboratories,
in addition to major universities
(e.g.,
Beijing,
Yunnan) and Chinese Academy of Science laboratories
(e.g.,
Institute of High-Energy Physics).
SG1B
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