Did Christine O'Donnell have access to classified national security information about China? That's what Delaware's Republican Senate candidate claimed during a 2006 debate, in which she also said that China was plotting to take over the United States.O'Donnell's comments four years ago came as she and two other GOP candidates debated U.S. policy on China during the state's Senate primary, The Associated Press reported. O'Donnell went on to lose the election.When one of her opponents suggested the U.S. and China could benefit economically by becoming allies, O'Donnell accused him of appeasement."That doesn't work," she said. "There's much I want to say. I wish I wasn't privy to some of the classified information that I am privy to."China had a "carefully thought-out and strategic plan to take over America," O'Donnell claimed."We have to look at our history and realize that if they pretend to be our friend it's because they've got something up their sleeve," she added.When challenged about her access to top-secret information, O'Donnell suggested she had received it through nonprofit groups she worked with that sent missionaries overseas, the AP said.O'Donnell's campaign didn't immediately respond Monday to questions about the candidate's claims.After her Tea Party-fueled primary win shook up Delaware politics, O'Donnell is running against Democrat Chris Coons in the general election. 

 FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gestures during an interview, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File) (Associated Press) 
 
 FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gestures during an interview, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File) (Associated Press) 
 
 Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware said in a 2006 debate that China was plotting to take over America and claimed to have classified information about the country that she couldn't divulge. 
 
 O'Donnell's comments came as she and two other Republican candidates debated U.S. policy on China during Delaware's 2006 Senate primary, which O'Donnell ultimately lost. 
 
 She said China had a "carefully thought out and strategic plan to take over America" and accused one opponent of appeasement for suggesting that the two countries were economically dependent and should find a way to be allies. 
 
 "That doesn't work," she said. "There's much I want to say. I wish I wasn't privy to some of the classified information that I am privy to." 
 
 "A country that forces women to have abortions and mandates that you can only have one child and will not allow you the freedom to read the Bible, you think they can be our friend?" she asked. "We have to look at our history and realize that if they pretend to be our friend it's because they've got something up their sleeve." 
 
 O'Donnell's campaign didn't respond Monday to requests for comment. 
 
 At the debate, opponent Jan Ting countered that China has the potential to become a more democratic country and an important ally. 
 
 "I think our China policy has to be handled very carefully," Ting said. "We have the capability of making an enemy or a friend out of China." 
 
 When Ting challenged O'Donnell's claim about having secret information, O'Donnell didn't answer specifically but suggested she had received it through nonprofit groups she worked with that frequently sent missionaries there. 
 
 Ting later won the nomination but lost the general election to Democratic Sen. Tom Carper. 
 
 O'Donnell was a little-known candidate until she stunned Rep. Mike Castle to win the Republican nomination last month in her third bid for the Senate. The tea party-backed hopeful faces Democrat Chris Coons in the November general election.
– Another day, another dug up story of Christine O'Donnell saying something sort of nutty—specifically, that China was plotting to take over the US. The AP reports that in a debate during Delaware's 2006 Senate primary, O'Donnell said China had a "carefully thought out and strategic plan to take over America" ... and that she had classified information about the country that she couldn't divulge (which she apparently got from nonprofit groups she worked with that frequently sent missionaries there). She also accused one opponent of appeasement for suggesting that the two countries were economically dependent and could benefit economically by becoming allies. "That doesn't work," she said, continuing, "A country that forces women to have abortions and mandates that you can only have one child and will not allow you the freedom to read the Bible, you think they can be our friend? We have to look at our history and realize that if they pretend to be our friend it's because they've got something up their sleeve." O'Donnell's campaign didn't respond today to requests for comment. Click here for more.