Chinese Intelligence in the Cyber Age.

The article discusses the history of the intelligence community in China and the modern capabilities of the intelligence agencies in the country in terms of collecting against foreign targets. The intelligence community focused on preventing perceived security threats from anti-communist groups after the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. A gradual restoration of normality after 1976 coincided with the opening-up to the outside world, which started with U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972. It was mentioned that foreign intelligence requirements in China in the field of science and technology were formed under Plan 863 in 1986.