The Enigmatic Intelligencer: Deng Fa and the Chinese Communist Secret Police Profession.

This research investigates the life of Chinese communist secret police chief Deng Fa and his pioneering influence on the profession of political policing. The Chinese secret police handle intelligence and counterintelligence duties in addition to suppressing political dissent. During the revolutionary period, the secret police's neutralization of hidden threats proved critical to the Chinese Communist Party's rise to power. The present-day secret police still stand guard for the party-state while closely observing its revolutionary traditions. Through examining Deng Fa and his professional legacy, this article hopes to contribute to the academic discourse on China studies and intelligence studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]