num_pages: 527
description: For the first time ever, the veil is truly lifted on the Chinese secret service, the Tewu, and its shadowy founder, Kang Sheng, who died - mourned publicly by million, privately by few - in 1975. The culmination of years of painstaking research all over the Far East and Europe, The Chinese Secret Service probes into the life of Kang Sheng and the crucial role he played in the shaping of modern China.Exploring every aspect of the Chinese secret service, from its inception in Shanghai in the 1920s to its current role at home and abroad, the authors lay bare a world of violence, mystery and ruthless ambition: the merciless struggle between Mao and Chiang Kai-shek, the incredible story of the Chinese atom bomb, the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution and beyond. By casting a cold and piercing light on China's secret past, The Chinese Secret Service offers vital historical information on the country's troubled and confused existence today.
language: English
title: The Chinese Secret Service - Kang Sheng and the Shadow Government in Red China
titlecomplete: The Chinese Secret Service - Kang Sheng and the Shadow Government in Red China
genres: History, China
ratings_count: 25
publisher: William Morrow & Co