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Old 02-03-2010, 08:36 PM
Mahaloth Mahaloth is offline
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What is China's spy/intelligence agency called?

Forgive my ignorance, but my basic google-fu did not pull up an answer. I lived in China for a few years and I thought it was the Public Security Bureau, but it looks like they do a different kind of service.

Do they have a CIA or KGB kind of agency? What is it called? What do we know about it?
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:49 PM
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Seems to be Guóānbù or MSS
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:53 PM
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Number One Spy Shop. (fried rice comes free!)
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:02 PM
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Number One Spy Shop. (fried rice comes free!)
we recruit chitty spies
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:31 AM
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Number One Spy Shop. (fried rice comes free!)
With four you get egg roll.
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:52 AM
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In addition to the MSS, the Second (HUMINT),Third (SIGINT), and Fourth (ELINT) Departments of the PLA engage in military intelligence.

The Ministry of Public Security used to engage in secret police work, monitoring of dissidents, etc., but since the 1980s, that duty was turned over to MSS. The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for monitoring the internet, though.
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Old 02-04-2010, 05:13 AM
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Didn't they use to have a Ministry of External Calm?
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