China

Biodata

Background / History

China is introduced as a major manufacturing power whose industrial base is threatened by the relocation of mid- and low-end production to South and Southeast Asia. By 2014, Made in China goods had reportedly receded from the mainstream market in North America, while the domestic synthetic-fiber sector still lacked a globally dominant flagship product. 5 6

Gao Yuan identifies China’s complete industrial supply chain as one of its essential strategic advantages, arguing that technological independence and manufacturing capacity are necessary to retain control over the country’s future. 1 12 His strategic planning is shaped by the belief that competition between Eastern and Western civilizations will intensify rather than end. 26

Development Timeline

Industry and Economy

• Textiles and apparel — China possesses roughly 50% of global textile and apparel production capacity. Kunlun’s three-tier strategic-partner system organizes participating firms into strategic, business, and general partners for coordinated overseas expansion. 66
• New energy — Gao Yuan reports that China directly or indirectly controls 70% of global lithium-ore supply, 61% of anode supply, 83% of cathode supply, and 90% of rare-earth processing. 99
• Automotive production — Of China’s annual 28 million-vehicle production capacity, approximately 20 million vehicles are incorporated into the Solid-State Battery Vehicle Alliance; 60% of that capacity belongs to the national team and 40% to private enterprises. 137
• Machine tools — China’s high-end machine-tool sector suffers a major crisis in 2019, with leading domestic manufacturers going bankrupt while the country remains dependent on imported high-end CNC equipment. 194
• Deep-sea resources — Kunlun Hidden Dragon’s demonstrated extraction capability threatens China’s reliance on imported iron ore and destabilizes resource-exporting economies dependent on Chinese demand. 169 170

National Mobilization

The “national team” is described as China’s capacity to mobilize national resources toward a defined objective, regardless of whether participating entities are private or state-owned. 275 Kunlun Group becomes a key bridge between the private sector and this national system through its strategic-partner network and Gao Yuan’s role as Chief Science Commander. 308

China’s research strategy emphasizes concentrated effort, large-scale recruitment, and coordination between industry, universities, military institutions, and state research bodies. 93 175 245 This approach supports projects ranging from aerospace clothing and military optics to semiconductor lithography, artificial intelligence, fusion power, and space exploration. 68 207 245 303

Infrastructure, Maritime and Space Projects

• South China Sea islands — Kunlun Hidden Dragon creates an approximately one-square-kilometer artificial island overnight; container houses, fishing boats, residents, and livestock are then moved onto it. 172
• Antarctic development — New Kunlun Station is designed around a 1,200-meter circular greenhouse with a movable insulating dome layer and is later completed and put into operation. 163 182
• Sky Cities — China undertakes large-scale urban construction projects supported by new materials, automation, energy systems, and infrastructure machinery. 220 230
• Changan City — China establishes a lunar base positioned between four North American lunar bases and publicly marks the beginning of its construction. 330
• Lunar access — The Mount Tai spacecraft carries the first group of Chinese students to the Moon for the lunar-base unveiling ceremony. 340
• Jupiter program — China chooses long-range space development and direct helium-3 extraction from Jupiter’s atmosphere over a race for lunar helium-3. 308

Society and Policy

The Kunlun Eternal Plan offers immortality technologies to Huaxia citizens under strict moral and legal requirements, with the elderly and sick receiving priority. 334 The plan’s implementation triggers attempted illegal entry into China and emigration applications from high-level foreign scholars. 334 335

China’s immigration policy is portrayed as highly restrictive while selectively accepting top intellectual talent from abroad. 334 By the later chapters, Huaxia is depicted as a high-technology society of Sky Cities, flying cars, extensive reforestation, and abundant food production enabled by Kunlun technologies. 335

Relationships

• National Team — China’s nationwide mobilization system; coordinates state and private resources for strategic projects. 275 308
• Kunlun Group — Private R&D organization whose technologies, partner network, and leadership become central to China’s industrial and scientific expansion. 241 308
• PLA / General Armament Department — Military partner that tests Kunlun materials, adopts next-generation protective equipment, and cooperates on optics, exoskeletons, and island-building applications. 35 44 182 207
• Chinese Academy of Sciences — Major academic institution whose leadership and research capacity are integrated into China’s technology strategy under Rao Yi. 275 334
• Anglo-Saxon Group / North America — Principal geopolitical and technological rival; imposes sanctions, pursues technology blockades, and supports counter-projects in automobiles, semiconductors, satellites, and space. 201 246 269 303
• Laos and Khmer — Smaller regional partners that previously supported China at ASEAN meetings and later receive assistance as China’s influence grows. 298