China China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ) , was a country in Asia before the Great War . China was the primary rival of the United States during the twenty - first century , with the U . S . having developed relatively warm diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union during the twentieth century in the " Fallout " universe . It was a military and economic superpower , able to fully compete with the U . S . , and was consistently portrayed as an equal to America . For instance , China attempted to be the first to drill out the last sources of petroleum in the world . It is implied that Americans sabotaged this attempt and , that without such sabotage , the Chinese would have been successful . In addition , China developed the unique ' Hei Gui ' stealth armor that the United States military reverse - engineered with the deployment of its unstable , wrist - mounted Stealth Boy s . Political system . In 2077 , China was a communist nation with single - party rule . The ruling political party was the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) . Two leaders of the nation have been mentioned , President Xin and Chairman Cheng , and it is unknown which account is more reliable . It is possible that China ' s last head of state before the Great War was President Xin , while Chairman Cheng was the leader of the CCP . The last Chinese Ambassador to the United States was Xiu - Ling . Background . Prior to the Sino - American War . In 1927 , the broke out between the Republic of China and a communist revolutionary movement . The conflict was briefly suspended in 1937 when the began , carrying on into World War II and ending in 1945 . In 1949 , the Civil War ended with Mao Zedong and his communist revolutionaries victorious . On October 1st , the People ' s Republic of China was established . All remaining supporters of the Republic of China fled to the island of Formosa . Due to the divergence , the status of , , and autonomous regions are unknown . Relations were strained with China even before the Sino - American War , as it raced with the United States to tap the last remaining oil fields deep beneath the Pacific Ocean . The work of Chinese geologists and petroleum exploration engineers was sabotaged by American spies , allowing the United States ' energy company Poseidon Oil to erect an Oil Rig of their own and claim the resource . The strained relations eventually led to the Chinese invasion of Alaska in 2066 , where the Anchorage Front Line became the first and most important battlefield . Sino - American War ( 2066 - 2077 ) . The exact details on China as a nuclear power in the " Fallout " universe are sketchy at best . It is not actually known how many nuclear weapons or of what types China brought to the final blasts of the Great War or even if it was the only country launching nuclear weapons at the United States , which was at that time in the midst of resource disputes with many other nations . " See also : The Great War " Infiltration of the Eastern Seaboard . Chinese commandos infiltrated mainland America during the Sino - American War , in order to spy on and sabotage the American war effort . Their focus was Washington , D . C . , which they penetrated under the cover of Mama Dolce ' s factory and L . O . B . Enterprises , supported by several Chinese special forces teams . A large amount of Chinese arms were also covertly transported to the American capital city , possibly in order to equip communist sympathizers and Chinese sleeper agents and spark an insurrection that would severely affect the American ability to effectively wage war . Two agents , Agent Wan Yang and Agent Jiang , had infiltrated Point Lookout to destroy the Chinese sub SSN - 37 - 1A that sank in American waters . The side quest The Velvet Curtain deals with this directly . Attempted sabotage of Hoover Dam . Shortly before the Great War started in 2077 , a Chinese infiltration and sabotage team discovered the Hoover Dam secret genetics laboratory - Classified Sub - Level 1C - and tried to destroy Hoover Dam , so the genetic work could never be used against them . Some of the Chinese stealth soldiers made it into Sub - Level 1C , while others were planting bombs in the main generator rooms - Scum Pits . One of the bombs went off prematurely and alerted all of Hoover Dam , including the guards in S1C . Things become cloudy in the reports due to the chaos that ensued , but suffice it to say that the Chinese were defeated , the generators were heavily damaged , and S1C was compromised . A couple of Chinese stealth soldiers and four scientists were trapped in S1C after the hatch was sealed . The Prisoner could find the soldiers there and use the materials from their stealth armor to make his own armor . Infiltration of Limit - 115 Laboratory . Chinese Hei Gui units managed to steal Limit - 115 samples during the Hoover raid , but they were killed in Denver in a crowded public area , breaking the vials with the virus , unleashing the New Plague on Denver . Post - Great War Chinese Presence . San Francisco . The Shi inhabitants of San Francisco claim to be the descendants of the Chinese People ' s Liberation Army Navy submarine " Shi - Huang - Di " ( literally : first emperor ) , washed ashore in the great nuclear EMP - produced blackout following the Great War . The Chinese survivors managed to adapt themselves to the post - nuclear world , salvaging the submarine ' s supercomputer , christened the Emperor by the Shi . In time , the Shi dismantled much of the submarine , eventually turning San Francisco into a center of scientific research and higher learning . The submarine was planned to play a bigger role in the game - armed with conventional missiles and hidden in the San Francisco Bay it could destroy the PMV " Valdez " heading to the Poseidon oil rig that was used as the headquarters of the Enclave . Capital Wasteland . In the year of 2277 , traces of Chinese activity linger still throughout the Capital Wasteland . Chinese remnants can be found in various locations around the Capital Wasteland like the Chinese remnants Spies at Broadcast Tower KT8 , Chinese remnants Soldiers at Mama Dolce ' s and the random location in which a Chinese commando can be found . People ' s Republic of America Radio is a Chinese broadcast about victory over the U . S . A . Along with the Chinese radio beacon these radio stations can be listened to at certain locations in the Capital Wasteland . Many items such as the Chinese assault rifle , the Chinese pistol , the Zhu - Rong v418 Chinese pistol , the Chinese commando hat , the , the Chinese officer ' s sword , and the Chinese jumpsuit all originate from China , and were either intended for use by Chinese infiltrators or American fifth columnists . The fact that many Chinese weapons , clothing and radio equipment can be found in the Taft Tunnels under the Jefferson Memorial implies the existence of Chinese spies below the Pentagon . Chinese commandos can be encountered during the Tranquility Lane and " " simulations . Point Lookout . When entering the area of Point Lookout , a Chinese Covert Submarine codenamed SSN - 37 - 1A can be found stranded just off the coast of Point Lookout . This submarine was sent to " patrol hostile waters " and observe on the military officials at Turtledove Detention Camp and the naval recruiting center . Furthermore , there is evidence of at least two undercover Chinese agents who were posted as wanted in Point Lookout area . After being caught the Chinese agents were sent to the Turtledove Detention Camp , which is one of the two places the Velvet Curtain quest starts . The two Chinese agents in Point Lookout were known as agent Yang and agent Jiang . There is also a secret Chinese Intelligence bunker in the area . Mojave Wasteland . Chinese activity is no longer present in the Mojave Wasteland but formerly was . Two sets of can be found in Hoover Dam , these are the suits worn by the Chinese infiltrators who were sealed inside Sub - level 1C during the Hoover Sabotage . As in the Capital Wasteland , can be found throughout the Mojave . The Commonwealth . Chinese activity is very low in the Commonwealth during the year 2287 but there is a Chinese submarine still in function , but severely damaged , called the Yangtze - 31 . It is run by Captain Zao , a former Chinese Navy captain who has now become a ghoul . The rest of the crew have now become Feral ghouls . The Yangtze - 31 is also referenced on Diamond City Radio once the quest Here There Be Monsters has been completed , further highlighting the remaining Chinese presence . It is assumed by the Sole Survivor and confirmed by the Yangtze captain that the Yangtze was what launched the nukes into the Commonwealth in 2077 . Chinese officer sword s can be be found in the Commonwealth . Imperial China . Although the communists in China started the Great War , they couldn ' t finish it . Imperial remnants from places like Taiwan swiftly took the country back from the Reds , and crowned a new emperor of China . The new dynasty , however , did not like how America ended up in the Great War , and are building a massive missile to destroy the dangerous Brotherhood of Steel . Notes . In " Fallout Shelter " Vault dwellers will comment that they would like to visit the Great Wall of China , and believe that it is still standing . Appearances . China is mentioned in every " Fallout " game , and was to appear in the canceled " Fallout Extreme " .