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b'UFOlogy in China is deeply interwoven with China\\u2019s politics. In 1978, China began what is known as \\u201cthe reform,\\u201d which involved China opening up its economy to the West and the lifting of many restrictions. According to the\\xa0article\\xa0by Malcolm Thompson, \\u201cOn UFOlogy With Chinese Characteristics and the Fate of Chinese Socialism,\\u201d in the May-August 2020 edition of the online journal\\xa0Made in China,\\xa0\\u201cthere was no public UFOlogy in China before the reform period, and Chinese UFOlogy and the reform period began at almost exactly the same time.\\u201d According to Thompson, the China UFO Enthusiasts Liaison Office was set up at Wuhan University on September 20, 1979. This became the China UFO Research Association by May 1980 and by the mid-1980s, there were over 40 branch organizations with thousands of members all over the country. As the reform developed and the state\\u2019s limits of tolerance were tested, the state approved approach to UFOlogy became science based and strictly non-paranormal. With this limitation in mind, UFOlogists are not only free to investigate but often do so with the government\\u2019s help.\\xa0Read more\\xa0\\u2192'