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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

"MSS'decision to establish a social media presence is an anomaly given its traditionally low profile," said Greitens at the University of Texas, who has studied China's security apparatus.. . One reason for the change may be the minister of state security, Chen Yixin, who was appointed in late 2022, according to Greitens ...

And the spy agency's extending reach is a sign of the increasing securitization of Chinese life and society under Xi, where "an incredibly wide array of issues can be viewed as threats to national security," said Sheena Chestnut Greitens, director of the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin. ...

The MSS'propaganda and education campaigns - as well as its generous cash rewards for national security tip-offs - have spurred enthusiasm online for catching foreign spies.. . On Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, influencers have rushed to produce short videos teaching their followers how to identify spies ...

"Chen has been saying for years that new media are important to guide public opinion on the party's political-legal and national security work. So, part of this appears to be him putting his personal stamp on the Ministry's work," Greitens said. ...

"They are everywhere, cunning and sneaky, and they may be right here in our lives.". . Eventually, Chinese police catch the spy in a dramatic ambush after state security authorities receive multiple tip-offs from the public ...

Momentum supporting factors

(security,chinese,mss)

(chinese,spies)

(chinese,espionage)

Challenge supporting factors

(chinese,agency,spy,xi_jinping)

(chinese,agency,xi_jinping)

(chinese,spy,xi_jinping)

(mss,country,xi_jinping)

(mss,country,spy)

(mss,chinese,agency)

(mss,chinese,national_security_education_day)

(mss,agency,intelligence)

(mss,chinese,intelligence)

(mss,intelligence)

(mss,agency,xi_jinping)

(mss,spy,xi_jinping)

(mss,agency,national_security_education_day)

(mss,cia)

(china,chinese,agency,spy,video)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(security,greitens)

(security,chinese,tip-offs)

(security,chinese,spy)

(security,university)

(security,texas)

(mss,political)

(security,mss,political)

(security,authorities)

(mss,country,china)

(mss,country,security)

(china,university)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	40.93	0.67	58.40

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (security,greitens)	100.00
(2) (security,chinese,tip-offs)	98.00
(3) (security,chinese,spy)	96.87
(4) (security,university)	94.01
(5) (security,texas)	89.09
(6) (mss,political)	79.56
(7) (security,mss,political)	79.46
(8) (security,tip-offs)	78.73
(9) (security,market)	78.73
(10) (security,spy)	78.12
(11) (mss,society)	63.93
(12) (security,authorities)	58.61
(13) (mss,country,china)	58.42
(14) (mss,country,security)	54.85
(15) (mss,chinese,agency)	53.12
(16) (china,university)	52.42
(17) (china,texas)	52.17
(18) (mss,spy,agency)	51.37
(19) (china,greitens)	50.77
(20) (security,china,greitens)	50.73
(21) (security,china,university)	50.63
(22) (security,china,texas)	50.55
(23) (china,mss,self-imposed)	50.44
(24) (mss,country,self-imposed)	50.29
(25) (security,china,self-imposed)	50.22
(26) (security,mss,self-imposed)	50.16
(27) (security,china,reassessment)	50.10
(28) (security,mss,reassessment)	50.08
(29) (china,mss,political)	50.07
(30) (mss,country,political)	49.88
(31) (security,china,political)	49.71
(32) (security,china,mss)	49.63
(33) (security,china,minister)	49.46
(34) (security,china,media)	49.45
(35) (security,china,market)	49.44
(36) (security,mss,market)	49.40
(37) (security,china,laws)	49.31
(38) (chinese,spy,tip-offs)	49.23
(39) (chinese,tip-offs)	49.18
(40) (china,mss,spy)	48.78
(41) (mss,chinese,spy)	48.64
(42) (mss,intelligence)	48.38
(43) (chinese,spies)	48.35
(44) (security,chinese,spies)	48.22
(45) (security,spies)	48.12
(46) (china,agency,spy,university)	47.69
(47) (china,agency,university)	47.01
(48) (china,chinese,agency,spy,university)	46.81
(49) (china,chinese,agency,university)	45.84
(50) (mss,ministry)	45.43
(51) (china,chinese,spy,university)	45.14
(52) (mss,media)	45.10
(53) (mss,cia)	45.04
(54) (china,chinese,university)	44.69
(55) (china,spy,university)	44.60
(56) (chinese,agency,spy,university)	44.45
(57) (chinese,agency,university)	43.97
(58) (chinese,spy,university)	43.85
(59) (mss,agency,university)	43.71
(60) (mss,chinese,university)	43.60
(61) (mss,spy,university)	43.57
(62) (security,chinese,university)	43.44
(63) (security,chinese,tiktok)	43.31
(64) (china,agency,spy,texas)	42.90
(65) (china,agency,texas)	42.22
(66) (china,chinese,agency,spy,texas)	42.02
(67) (china,chinese,agency,texas)	41.05
(68) (china,chinese,spy,texas)	40.35
(69) (china,chinese,texas)	39.90
(70) (china,spy,texas)	39.81
(71) (chinese,agency,spy,texas)	39.66
(72) (chinese,agency,texas)	39.18
(73) (chinese,spy,texas)	39.07
(74) (mss,agency,texas)	38.89
(75) (mss,chinese,texas)	38.78
(76) (mss,spy,texas)	38.76
(77) (security,chinese,texas)	38.65
(78) (china,agency,society)	38.23
(79) (china,agency,spy,society)	37.69
(80) (china,chinese,agency,society)	37.42
(81) (china,chinese,agency,spy,society)	36.61
(82) (china,chinese,society)	35.83
(83) (china,chinese,spy,society)	35.54
(84) (china,mss,society)	35.27
(85) (china,spy,society)	35.19
(86) (chinese,agency,society)	35.13
(87) (chinese,agency,spy,society)	34.83
(88) (chinese,spy,society)	34.60
(89) (mss,agency,society)	34.53
(90) (mss,chinese,society)	34.39
(91) (mss,spy,society)	34.27
(92) (security,chinese,society)	34.23
(93) (security,chinese,sneaky)	34.12
(94) (china,agency,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	33.73
(95) (china,agency,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	33.18
(96) (china,chinese,agency,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	32.92
(97) (china,chinese,agency,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	32.13
(98) (china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	31.36
(99) (china,chinese,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	31.08
(100) (china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens)	30.78

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

momentum - Back to HLA

From a shadowy organization without any discernable public face, the MSS has been transformed into a highly visible presence in public life.. . In Chinese cities, posters and slogans promoting national security are now a common sight on sidewalks, subway trains, campuses and billboards ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,chinese,mss)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(mss,security,us-china) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,national_security_education_day) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,society) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,university) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,texas) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,spy) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]

momentum - Back to HLA

In a slick video marking the National Security Education Day, China's top spy agency has a stern message for Chinese people: foreign spies are everywhere.. . As ominous music plays, a broad-faced, beady-eyed man disguises himself as a street fashion photographer, a lab technician, a businessman and a food delivery driver - he even sets up an online honey trap - to glean sensitive state secrets in various places and industries ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,spies)

momentum - Back to HLA

"These endeavors aim to foster anti-espionage awareness and enhance security measures in light of the evolving landscape of espionage threats," he said. "The goal is to empower Chinese citizens and entities with the knowledge and skills required to bolster their vigilance and preempt espionage activities effectively." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,espionage)

challenge - Back to HLA

Under Xi Jinping, China's most authoritarian leader in decades, the country's notoriously secretive spy agency has drastically raised its public profile and broadened its remit ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,spy,xi_jinping)
(chinese,agency,spy,xi_jinping)
(mss,country,xi_jinping)
(chinese,agency,xi_jinping)
Inferred entity relationships (38)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,tip-offs) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,mss) [inferred]
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Under Xi Jinping, China's most authoritarian leader in decades, the country's notoriously secretive spy agency has drastically raised its public profile and broadened its remit. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,agency,xi_jinping)
(mss,country,spy)
(mss,spy,xi_jinping)
Inferred entity relationships (20)
(agency,mss,shadowy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,university) [inferred]
(mss,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,mss,texas) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(mss,spy,texas) [inferred]
(mss,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(agency,mss,spy) [inferred]
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(agency,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(agency,mss,national_security_education_day) [inferred]
(agency,mss,society) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Last week, as part of a documentary to mark National Security Education Day, the MSS revealed that a Chinese scientist convicted of selling state secrets to a foreign intelligence agency was executed in 2016. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,chinese,agency)
(mss,agency,intelligence)
(mss,chinese,intelligence)
(mss,intelligence)
Inferred entity relationships (27)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(intelligence,mss) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,national_security_education_day) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,security) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The ministry has also posted details of what it claims are espionage activities carried out by American and British spy agencies, and detailed how Chinese nationals studying or working abroad have allegedly been recruited by the CIA.. . Last week, as part of a documentary to mark National Security Education Day, the MSS revealed that a Chinese scientist convicted of selling state secrets to a foreign intelligence agency was executed in 2016 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,chinese,national_security_education_day)
(mss,cia)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(chinese,mss,security) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,society) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,university) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,spy) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Last week, as part of a documentary to mark National Security Education Day, the MSS revealed that a Chinese scientist convicted of selling state secrets to a foreign intelligence agency was executed in 2016 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,agency,national_security_education_day)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(agency,mss,shadowy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,university) [inferred]
(agency,mss,security) [inferred]
(agency,mss,texas) [inferred]
(agency,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,mss,spy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The three-minute video is the latest propaganda push by China's powerful civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), to mentally arm the Chinese public against what it sees as the growing threat of foreign espionage ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,agency,spy,video)
(chinese,agency,spy,three-minute)
(china,chinese,three-minute)
(chinese,agency,spy,state_security)
(china,chinese,spy,three-minute)
(china,chinese,agency,three-minute)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,three-minute)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,state_security)
(chinese,spy,state_security)
(china,chinese,agency,state_security)
(china,chinese,spy,video)
(chinese,agency,video)
(china,chinese,agency,video)
(china,agency,state_security)
(china,chinese,spy,state_security)
(china,ministry)
(chinese,agency,three-minute)
(chinese,agency,state_security)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,video)
(china,spy,state_security)
(china,chinese,state_security)
(china,agency,spy,state_security)
(china,chinese,video)
(chinese,spy,video)
(chinese,spy,three-minute)
Inferred entity relationships (92)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(china,spy,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,china,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,tip-offs) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,mss) [inferred]
(china,spy,video) [inferred]
(china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The three-minute video is the latest propaganda push by China's powerful civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), to mentally arm the Chinese public against what it sees as the growing threat of foreign espionage. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,agency,threat)
(chinese,video)
(china,agency,threat)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,threat)
(china,spy,threat)
(china,chinese,spy,threat)
(china,chinese,agency,threat)
(chinese,ministry)
(chinese,agency,spy,threat)
(chinese,spy,threat)
(china,agency,spy,threat)
(china,chinese,threat)
Inferred entity relationships (91)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(china,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,china,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,tip-offs) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,mss) [inferred]
(china,spy,video) [inferred]
(china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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The six-minute "micro movie," which the agency says is based on real events, shows a consultancy working on behalf of an unidentified foreign spy agency to steal commercial secrets from a Chinese company seeking to go public abroad - and gleaning sensitive information about government industrial subsidies and the Chinese air force ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,agency,six-minute)
(chinese,agency,spy,six-minute)
(china,chinese,six-minute)
(china,agency,spy,six-minute)
(china,chinese,spy,six-minute)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,six-minute)
(china,chinese,agency,six-minute)
(china,spy,six-minute)
Inferred entity relationships (77)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,china,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,university) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,mss) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,china,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,society) [inferred]
(china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]

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In another, the agency warned against commentaries that seek to "denigrate" the Chinese economy through "false narratives" that promote China's decline - calling such criticism an attempt to attack its socialist system and "strategically contain and suppress China." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,economy)

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In one post from last year, the agency said it had discovered hundreds of "illegal" weather stations that were spying for foreign countries, including around sensitive sites such as military bases, defense companies'property and major grain-producing regions ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,agency,weather)
Inferred entity relationships (20)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,mss) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]

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The three-minute video is the latest propaganda push by China's powerful civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), to mentally arm the Chinese public against what it sees as the growing threat of foreign espionage.. . Under Xi Jinping, China's most authoritarian leader in decades, the country's notoriously secretive spy agency has drastically raised its public profile and broadened its remit ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,xi_jinping)
(chinese,espionage)

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In one post from last year, the agency said it had discovered hundreds of "illegal" weather stations that were spying for foreign countries, including around sensitive sites such as military bases, defense companies'property and major grain-producing regions. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,weather)

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"MSS'decision to establish a social media presence is an anomaly given its traditionally low profile," said Greitens at the University of Texas, who has studied China's security apparatus.. . One reason for the change may be the minister of state security, Chen Yixin, who was appointed in late 2022, according to Greitens ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,greitens)
(security,china,greitens)
(security,texas)
(security,university)
(security,greitens)
(security,china,university)
(china,texas)
(security,china,texas)
(china,university)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(china,security,texas) [inferred]
(china,greitens) [inferred]
(china,greitens,security) [inferred]
(china,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(security,texas) [inferred]
(china,security,spy) [inferred]
(china,security,university) [inferred]
(security,university) [inferred]
(greitens,security) [inferred]

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The MSS was born out of a reassessment of China's national security needs in the early 1980s, as the country emerged from decades of political upheaval and self-imposed isolation under Chairman Mao Zedong to embrace market reforms and open up to the world ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,country,china)
(security,china,political)
(china,mss,political)
(china,mss,self-imposed)
(mss,political)
(security,china,self-imposed)
(mss,country,reassessment)
(mss,country,self-imposed)
(security,mss,self-imposed)
(mss,country,security)
(mss,country,political)
(security,mss,political)
Inferred entity relationships (31)
(mss,security,us-china) [inferred]
(china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(mss,reassessment,security) [inferred]
(china,mss,university) [inferred]
(mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(china,security,spy) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(china,security,university) [inferred]
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(china,mss,politics) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(china,mss,society) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,security,texas) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,political,security) [inferred]
(china,mss,texas) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(china,mss,political) [inferred]
(china,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(china,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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. High profile. The MSS was born out of a reassessment of China's national security needs in the early 1980s, as the country emerged from decades of political upheaval and self-imposed isolation under Chairman Mao Zedong to embrace market reforms and open up to the world ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,china,reassessment)
(security,china,mss)
(security,mss,reassessment)
Inferred entity relationships (14)
(mss,security,us-china) [inferred]
(china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(china,mss,university) [inferred]
(china,mss,texas) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(china,mss,political) [inferred]
(china,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(china,mss,politics) [inferred]
(china,mss,society) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]

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"MSS'decision to establish a social media presence is an anomaly given its traditionally low profile," said Greitens at the University of Texas, who has studied China's security apparatus.. . One reason for the change may be the minister of state security, Chen Yixin, who was appointed in late 2022, according to Greitens. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,china,minister)

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"MSS'decision to establish a social media presence is an anomaly given its traditionally low profile," said Greitens at the University of Texas, who has studied China's security apparatus. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,china,media)

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The MSS was born out of a reassessment of China's national security needs in the early 1980s, as the country emerged from decades of political upheaval and self-imposed isolation under Chairman Mao Zedong to embrace market reforms and open up to the world. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,mss,market)
(security,china,market)
(security,market)
(security,mss,isolation)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(mss,security,us-china) [inferred]
(market,security) [inferred]
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]

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"The ambiguity of the laws and lack of judicial oversight to prevent the security agencies from overreaching, creates much uncertainty for foreign companies." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,china,laws)

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"Chen has been saying for years that new media are important to guide public opinion on the party's political-legal and national security work. So, part of this appears to be him putting his personal stamp on the Ministry's work," Greitens said. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,greitens)

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Eventually, Chinese police catch the spy in a dramatic ambush after state security authorities receive multiple tip-offs from the public. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,spy,tip-offs)
(chinese,tip-offs)
(security,chinese,tip-offs)
Inferred entity relationships (16)
(chinese,security,sneaky) [inferred]
(chinese,security,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,society) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,security,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tiktok) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spies) [inferred]
(security,tip-offs) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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The MSS'propaganda and education campaigns - as well as its generous cash rewards for national security tip-offs - have spurred enthusiasm online for catching foreign spies.. . On Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, influencers have rushed to produce short videos teaching their followers how to identify spies ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,spies)
(security,chinese,tiktok)
(security,spies)
(security,chinese,spies)
(security,chinese,tip-offs)
(security,tip-offs)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(chinese,security,sneaky) [inferred]
(chinese,security,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,society) [inferred]
(chinese,security,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(chinese,security,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tiktok) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spies) [inferred]
(security,tip-offs) [inferred]
(security,spies) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tip-offs) [inferred]

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And the spy agency's extending reach is a sign of the increasing securitization of Chinese life and society under Xi, where "an incredibly wide array of issues can be viewed as threats to national security," said Sheena Chestnut Greitens, director of the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,mss,spy)
(china,agency,university)
(china,chinese,spy,university)
(security,chinese,texas)
(mss,spy,director)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,texas)
(china,chinese,spy,texas)
(mss,agency,university)
(china,agency,texas)
(chinese,agency,texas)
(china,agency,spy,texas)
(china,chinese,agency,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(chinese,agency,spy,texas)
(china,spy,texas)
(security,chinese,university)
(china,agency,spy,university)
(chinese,agency,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(china,agency,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(china,chinese,agency,texas)
(chinese,spy,university)
(mss,society)
(china,chinese,agency,university)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,university)
(mss,agency,texas)
(china,chinese,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(china,agency,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(mss,agency,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(mss,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(china,mss,society)
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(chinese,agency,spy,university)
(security,texas)
(security,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(china,spy,university)
(security,university)
(mss,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(mss,chinese,university)
(mss,chinese,texas)
(china,chinese,university)
(mss,spy,texas)
(mss,chinese,director)
(chinese,agency,university)
(mss,spy,university)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(chinese,spy,texas)
(china,spy,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
(china,chinese,texas)
(china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens)
Inferred entity relationships (138)
(agency,chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,mss,shadowy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,texas) [inferred]
(mss,spy,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tiktok) [inferred]
(china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(agency,mss,national_security_education_day) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(china,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,society) [inferred]
(china,mss,security) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(china,mss,politics) [inferred]
(agency,china,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(director,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,university) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(mss,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,texas) [inferred]
(china,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(chinese,security,society) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,texas) [inferred]
(china,mss,university) [inferred]
(mss,society,spy) [inferred]
(china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
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(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
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(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
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(china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,society) [inferred]
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(chinese,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,spy,threat) [inferred]
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(chinese,mss,security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(mss,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,mss,political) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tip-offs) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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And the spy agency's extending reach is a sign of the increasing securitization of Chinese life and society under Xi, where "an incredibly wide array of issues can be viewed as threats to national security," said Sheena Chestnut Greitens, director of the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin ...
High Level Abstractions:

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(security,chinese,society)
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(chinese,spy,society)
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(mss,chinese,spy)
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(china,agency,spy,society)
(chinese,agency,spy,society)
(china,chinese,society)
(china,spy,security)
(china,chinese,spy,society)
(china,chinese,agency,spy,society)
(china,chinese,agency,society)
(china,chinese,spy,security)
(mss,spy,security)
(mss,spy,agency)
(mss,chinese,increasing)
(china,agency,society)
(mss,chinese,society)
(mss,agency,society)
(security,spy)
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(agency,mss,texas) [inferred]
(mss,spy,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,university) [inferred]
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(china,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,threat) [inferred]
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(agency,china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tiktok) [inferred]
(china,chinese,university) [inferred]
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(mss,security,society) [inferred]
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(agency,mss,national_security_education_day) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,society) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,university) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(china,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,weather) [inferred]
(agency,china,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(china,security,texas) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(mss,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,society) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,texas) [inferred]
(mss,society,spy) [inferred]
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(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,university) [inferred]
(chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
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(agency,mss,university) [inferred]
(china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(chinese,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
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(agency,china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,video) [inferred]
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(agency,china,society,spy) [inferred]
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(agency,china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
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(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,video) [inferred]
(china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,society) [inferred]
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(chinese,mss,spy) [inferred]
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(chinese,mss,security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(mss,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
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(chinese,security,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,texas) [inferred]
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(china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tip-offs) [inferred]
(agency,china,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]

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"They are everywhere, cunning and sneaky, and they may be right here in our lives.". . Eventually, Chinese police catch the spy in a dramatic ambush after state security authorities receive multiple tip-offs from the public ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,chinese,spy)
(security,chinese,sneaky)
(security,chinese,police)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,security,sneaky) [inferred]
(chinese,security,university) [inferred]
(chinese,security,society) [inferred]
(chinese,security,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(chinese,security,texas) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tiktok) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spies) [inferred]
(chinese,security,spy) [inferred]
(chinese,security,tip-offs) [inferred]

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Eventually, Chinese police catch the spy in a dramatic ambush after state security authorities receive multiple tip-offs from the public.. . "They can disguise as anyone. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,tip-offs)

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"They are everywhere, cunning and sneaky, and they may be right here in our lives.". . Eventually, Chinese police catch the spy in a dramatic ambush after state security authorities receive multiple tip-offs from the public. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,spy)

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As US-China relations fray, the MSS has undertaken significant efforts to provide guidance to other government agencies and broader society, said Xuezhi Guo, a professor of political science at Guilford College in the US. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,mss,science)
(security,mss,society)
(security,mss,xuezhi_guo)
(mss,society)
(security,mss,professor)
(mss,political)
(security,mss,political)
(security,mss,guilford_college)
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(mss,security,us-china) [inferred]
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(mss,political) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(mss,society,spy) [inferred]
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]

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. As US-China relations fray, the MSS has undertaken significant efforts to provide guidance to other government agencies and broader society, said Xuezhi Guo, a professor of political science at Guilford College in the US ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,mss,us-china)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]

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"Chen has been saying for years that new media are important to guide public opinion on the party's political-legal and national security work. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,media,political-legal)

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"Whether it's the collection of data, or market research by a foreign consulting firm.". . Last May, CCTV reported state security authorities had raided several offices of Capvision, an international consultancy firm with headquarters in Shanghai and New York ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,market)
(security,authorities)

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"They are everywhere, cunning and sneaky, and they may be right here in our lives.". . Eventually, Chinese police catch the spy in a dramatic ambush after state security authorities receive multiple tip-offs from the public.. . "They can disguise as anyone. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,authorities)

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It oversees intelligence and counterintelligence both within China and overseas, with provincial and municipal branches extending throughout the country.. . It is often likened to a combined CIA and FBI, though the MSS long operated under a heavier veil of secrecy, without an official website or any publicly listed contacts or spokesperson ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,country,china)
(mss,cia)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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According to the MSS, foreign spies are omnipresent and infiltrating everything - from mapping apps to weather stations. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,country,weather)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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On social media, the ministry commands a massive following with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country.. . According to the MSS, foreign spies are omnipresent and infiltrating everything - from mapping apps to weather stations. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,country,spies)
(mss,country,omnipresent)
(mss,spies)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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The documentary did not explicitly mention which country, but its images show an American flag and the US Capitol building.. . The MSS'transformation is part of Xi's sweeping pivot to ramp up national security in the face of heightened geopolitical tensions and mounting domestic challenges. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,country,security)
Inferred entity relationships (14)
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(mss,security,us-china) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,spy) [inferred]
(country,mss,near-daily) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(mss,security,society) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(mss,security,self-imposed) [inferred]
(mss,security,xuezhi_guo) [inferred]

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On social media, the ministry commands a massive following with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,media)
(mss,country,near-daily)
(mss,ministry)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(country,mss,spy) [inferred]
(country,mss,spies) [inferred]
(country,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(country,mss,political) [inferred]
(country,mss,weather) [inferred]
(country,mss,omnipresent) [inferred]
(country,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(country,mss,security) [inferred]
(country,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]

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Under Xi Jinping, China's most authoritarian leader in decades, the country's notoriously secretive spy agency has drastically raised its public profile and broadened its remit.. . From a shadowy organization without any discernable public face, the MSS has been transformed into a highly visible presence in public life ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,agency,shadowy)
(mss,spy,shadowy)
(mss,spy,agency)
(mss,spy,discernable)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(agency,mss,shadowy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,university) [inferred]
(agency,mss,texas) [inferred]
(mss,spy,university) [inferred]
(mss,shadowy,spy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(mss,spy,texas) [inferred]
(mss,spy,xi_jinping) [inferred]
(agency,mss,spy) [inferred]
(agency,mss,security) [inferred]
(agency,mss,national_security_education_day) [inferred]
(agency,mss,society) [inferred]
(agency,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]

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And in 2020, the ministry started to churn out promotional materials - from posters to animations - under a dedicated office named the National Security Propaganda Studio. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,ministry)

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Last month, a day after Xi hosted a group of American executives in Beijing and less than a week after the annual China Development Forum attended by about 100 global CEOs, the MSS released a dramatic video warning the public to stay vigilant against foreign consultancy firms working as a cover for foreign intelligence services. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,intelligence)

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And in 2020, the ministry started to churn out promotional materials - from posters to animations - under a dedicated office named the National Security Propaganda Studio.. . The following year, the MSS gave an unprecedented written Q&A to state media, introducing its role and recruitment channels to the public for the first time. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(mss,media)

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"We 1.4 billion people are 1.4 billion lines of defense.". . The three-minute video is the latest propaganda push by China's powerful civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), to mentally arm the Chinese public against what it sees as the growing threat of foreign espionage ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,agency,spy,video)
(china,spy,video)
(china,agency,video)
(china,agency,three-minute)
(china,agency,spy,three-minute)
(china,defense)
(china,spy,three-minute)
Inferred entity relationships (44)
(agency,china,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,university) [inferred]
(china,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,security,spy) [inferred]
(china,spy,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,video) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,sheena_chestnut_greitens,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,six-minute,spy) [inferred]
(agency,china,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,university) [inferred]
(china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(china,spy,threat) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,society) [inferred]
(agency,china,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,six-minute) [inferred]
(china,spy,three-minute) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,spy,texas) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,texas) [inferred]
(china,spy,state_security) [inferred]
(agency,china,university) [inferred]
(agency,china,chinese,security,spy) [inferred]

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And the spy agency's extending reach is a sign of the increasing securitization of Chinese life and society under Xi, where "an incredibly wide array of issues can be viewed as threats to national security," said Sheena Chestnut Greitens, director of the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin.. . High profile. The MSS was born out of a reassessment of China's national security needs in the early 1980s, as the country emerged from decades of political upheaval and self-imposed isolation under Chairman Mao Zedong to embrace market reforms and open up to the world ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,mss,reassessment)
(china,mss,university)
(china,texas)
(china,university)
(china,mss,texas)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,mss,spy) [inferred]
(china,mss,reassessment) [inferred]
(mss,reassessment,security) [inferred]
(china,mss,university) [inferred]
(china,mss,texas) [inferred]
(china,mss,political) [inferred]
(china,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(china,mss,politics) [inferred]
(china,mss,security) [inferred]
(china,mss,society) [inferred]

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The MSS is "driven more by politics than reality or good common sense," Zimmerman said. "But this is China with Xi Jinping characteristics." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,mss,politics)
(china,politics)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(china,mss,political) [inferred]
(china,mss,self-imposed) [inferred]
(china,mss,sheena_chestnut_greitens) [inferred]
(china,mss,spy) [inferred]
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It covers everything from politics, economy, defense, culture and ecology to cyberspace, big data and artificial intelligence, and extends from the deep sea and the polar regions to space. ...
High Level Abstractions:

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(china,economy)
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In the same year, China designated April 15 as National Security Education Day.. . And in 2020, the ministry started to churn out promotional materials - from posters to animations - under a dedicated office named the National Security Propaganda Studio ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,ministry)

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In a slick video marking the National Security Education Day, China's top spy agency has a stern message for Chinese people: foreign spies are everywhere. ...
High Level Abstractions:

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(chinese,spy,video)
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Semantics Relevance

China sees foreign threats 'everywhere'as powerful spy agency takes ...