In 1987, reports of rioting, martial law, and widespread violence towards large unarmed mobs turned the attention of the United States government to a nuclear power plant in Xinjiang, China. The People’s Republic of China offered many different stories at first, but none that matched the brutality of the reports coming in, as well as the grave danger of a meltdown of the plant due to collateral damage.

It is rumoured that when the US spy satellites maneuvered over the site, they took pictures of tanks and soldiers firing into lumbering crowds that ripped soldiers and civilians alike apart with their bare hands for no apparent reason. It was unclear why the mob was attacking the power plant, but some dissidents have suggested that the Chinese were using a site around or within the power plan to attempt to weaponize the Solanum Virus. These rumours have yet to be confirmed, as the Chinese government continues to strictly control press activity and investigations covering the event.