Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence

The operations of the Chinese intelligence service have not received nearly as much attention in the west as those of the former Soviet Union, but as China grows in importance, this gap is beginning to be filled. The present volume has been written jointly by a former FBI officer specialising in Chinese intelligence, and a well‐known (and pseudonymous) British writer on intelligence matters. They have provided about 370 articles, ranging in length from 30 to over 3,000 words. About half of these relate to specific persons, variously Chinese intelligence agents, their targets, and their opponents; the others to organizations, operations,...