[2]The Great Ten returned in their own title,[3] in 10-issue monthly mini-series, beginning in early November 2009 and produced by writer Tony Bedard and artist Scott McDaniel, with covers by Stanley Lau.

Following the events in the Infinite Crisis story arc, as a signatory of the Freedom of Power Treaty China has entered into a coalition with Kahndaq, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, leading the Great Ten to join forces with Black Adam on the battlefield.

[5] Later, in week #32, Accomplished Perfect Physician saves Ralph Dibny from his rampaging teammate Yeti, and gains his help subduing and restoring him to his human self.

The Accomplished Perfect Physician then shares with Dibny details about his life and powers, his role as a "super-functionary", and cryptic advice about a coming crisis in the Middle East.

This portion of the stand-off was ended when the Great Ten lost contact with Beijing, leaving August General in Iron with the authority to allow international help - against his own wishes.

In Checkmate #4 the August General in Iron, Celestial Archer and Yao Fei the Accomplished Perfect Physician show up to support the Immortal Man in Darkness, after a brief skirmish both sides declare a truce.

Later after Yao Fei prevents Count Vertigo (acting under secret orders from Amanda Waller) from stealing Chinese state secrets, the August General decides that Checkmate has betrayed the truce and orders their deaths, only the timely intervention of Green Lantern Alan Scott and the Chinese ambassador saves the lives of Sasha's ground team.

[7] With simple vocal sounds, the Accomplished Perfect Physician can produce a variety of magical effects, such as paralysis, force fields, energy manipulation, healing, destruction of matter, and earthquakes.

August General in Iron (Fang Zhifu) is a former member of the "Xeno-Team", an elite Chinese spec ops unit trained for encounters with aliens.

Following a Durlan attack, Fang's teammates are killed by a flesh-melting pathogen and he is subjected to special life-saving treatments that give him an armored, iron-like body.

[15] The Mother of Champions (Wu Mei-Xing) is a former theoretical physicist who was exposed to the "god particle", giving her the ability to produce armies of short-lived super-soldiers.