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Guoanbu

The Guoanbu or ministry of State Security is China’s principal non-military intelligence service. It is often in conflict with the Chinese military, which wants more powers, or the Gonganbu, the ministry of Public Security.

China
Allen Guo, architect of France-China AI alliance with ties to defence

After working for a number of companies with ties to China's defence industry, Allen Guo is now adding biomedical technology [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 11.03.2020

China
Wang moves up to top CCP law enforcement body

Wang Renhua, who was appointed secretary of the Central Military [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.02.2020

France, Germany
DGSE's handling of suspected traitors under spotlight

Two former DGSE officers accused of spying for China claim they were unlawfully held in custody by the external intelligence agency.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 12.02.2020

China
Guoanbu and Gonganbu barricade Beijing

Ahead of celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 18.09.2019

China, Israel
Tel-Aviv up in arms about turn in tide of Chinese investment

After encouraging investment from China for the past decade, Tel Aviv is now worried about the rapid growth of Chinese investment in strategic Israeli industries.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 11.03.2019

Europe, Japan
Tokyo looks to forge data security alliance with Europe

In recent meetings with European Commission officials, Japanese diplomats outlined Tokyo's hard-line stance against Chinese internet giants including Huawei and Alibaba.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.02.2019

Russia
Kremlin keen to protect Russian industry flagships from spies

Concerned about industrial espionage in the aeronautical sector, particularly by [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.01.2019

United States
DIA helps CFIUS protect against technology theft

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is preparing to lend a hand to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.01.2019

China
Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how

With Western firms facing a contracting New Space market, China is beefing up its GEOINT capacity.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 19.12.2018

China
Nanjing university used by MSS to lure Western experts

Highlighted by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) when a Ministry of State Security (MSS) or Guoanbu, agent was arrested [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 21.11.2018

China
TopSec, Silk Road nations' cyber-guard

A discreet player in the cyber-offence industry, the Chinese company TopSec is aiming to provide security services to Beijing's partners in the ambitious One Belt, One Road 21st century Silk Road project.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 21.11.2018

China, France
How Chinese hackers infiltrated western aerospace companies

Chinese State Security's vast spying operation against French group Safran, which came to light when several individuals were indicted in the US last month, involved a major cyber-attack campaign that Intelligence Online has been able to retrace.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.11.2018

China, France
Jiangsu, Guoanbu's top spot for capturing foreign technology

The Chinese ministry of state security's use of Safran's Jiangsu site as an espionage outpost has now been exposed by the American intelligence services, with help from their French counterparts.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 07.11.2018

United States
Casey Getz, from CIA to Rolls-royce

British motor manufacturer Rolls-Royce recently appointed Casey Getz, a former [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 07.11.2018

China
Chinese State Security steps up control of Peking University

Qiu Shuiping, long-serving head of the Beijing bureau of Ministry of State Security (MSS), is appointed CCP secretary at elite college.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 31.10.2018

China
Berlin and Beijing sets spying on the table

Chen Yixin, a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) security official, and Johannes Geismann, the intelligence commissioner of the German Chancellery, [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.09.2018

Europe
Paris and Berlin mull barriers to Chinese economic spying

The German intelligence services are increasingly active against corporate intelligence-gathering by Beijing in Europe. Paris is keen to follow suit.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.04.2018

China
Guoanbu chief Chen Wenqing protects One Belt One Road

After a fierce battle with rival intelligence services, State Security, the Guoanbu, has been given responsibility for protecting Beijing's international mega-project.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 28.02.2018

China
You Quan, new boss of United Work Front department

One of China's biggest security services, the United Front Work Department (UFWD, Zhongyang Tongyi Zhanxian Gongzuobu) is now being headed [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.12.2017

China, United States
Microprocessors: Trump and Xi dodge the issue

During Donald Trump's visit to China last week, President Xi [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.11.2017

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Guoanbu

China
Allen Guo, architect of France-China AI alliance with ties to defence

China
Wang moves up to top CCP law enforcement body

France, Germany
DGSE's handling of suspected traitors under spotlight

China
Guoanbu and Gonganbu barricade Beijing

China, Israel
Tel-Aviv up in arms about turn in tide of Chinese investment

Europe, Japan
Tokyo looks to forge data security alliance with Europe

Russia
Kremlin keen to protect Russian industry flagships from spies

United States
DIA helps CFIUS protect against technology theft

China
Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how

China
Nanjing university used by MSS to lure Western experts

China
TopSec, Silk Road nations' cyber-guard

China, France
How Chinese hackers infiltrated western aerospace companies

China, France
Jiangsu, Guoanbu's top spot for capturing foreign technology

United States
Casey Getz, from CIA to Rolls-royce

China
Chinese State Security steps up control of Peking University

China
Berlin and Beijing sets spying on the table

Europe
Paris and Berlin mull barriers to Chinese economic spying

China
Guoanbu chief Chen Wenqing protects One Belt One Road

China
You Quan, new boss of United Work Front department

China, United States
Microprocessors: Trump and Xi dodge the issue

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

France Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Ukraine Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Guoanbu

China Allen Guo, architect of France-China AI alliance with ties to defence

China Wang moves up to top CCP law enforcement body

France, Germany DGSE's handling of suspected traitors under spotlight

China Guoanbu and Gonganbu barricade Beijing

China, Israel Tel-Aviv up in arms about turn in tide of Chinese investment

Europe, Japan Tokyo looks to forge data security alliance with Europe

Russia Kremlin keen to protect Russian industry flagships from spies

United States DIA helps CFIUS protect against technology theft

China Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how

China Nanjing university used by MSS to lure Western experts

China TopSec, Silk Road nations' cyber-guard

China, France How Chinese hackers infiltrated western aerospace companies

China, France Jiangsu, Guoanbu's top spot for capturing foreign technology

United States Casey Getz, from CIA to Rolls-royce

China Chinese State Security steps up control of Peking University

China Berlin and Beijing sets spying on the table

Europe Paris and Berlin mull barriers to Chinese economic spying

China Guoanbu chief Chen Wenqing protects One Belt One Road

China You Quan, new boss of United Work Front department

China, United States Microprocessors: Trump and Xi dodge the issue

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About Intelligence Online

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Intelligence Online on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

China
Allen Guo, architect of France-China AI alliance with ties to defence

China
Wang moves up to top CCP law enforcement body

France, Germany
DGSE's handling of suspected traitors under spotlight

China
Guoanbu and Gonganbu barricade Beijing

China, Israel
Tel-Aviv up in arms about turn in tide of Chinese investment

Europe, Japan
Tokyo looks to forge data security alliance with Europe

Russia
Kremlin keen to protect Russian industry flagships from spies

United States
DIA helps CFIUS protect against technology theft

China
Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how

China
Nanjing university used by MSS to lure Western experts

China
TopSec, Silk Road nations' cyber-guard

China, France
How Chinese hackers infiltrated western aerospace companies

China, France
Jiangsu, Guoanbu's top spot for capturing foreign technology

United States
Casey Getz, from CIA to Rolls-royce

China
Chinese State Security steps up control of Peking University

China
Berlin and Beijing sets spying on the table

Europe
Paris and Berlin mull barriers to Chinese economic spying

China
Guoanbu chief Chen Wenqing protects One Belt One Road

China
You Quan, new boss of United Work Front department

China, United States
Microprocessors: Trump and Xi dodge the issue