China's Version of the CIA is Brutal

Right now the Chinese communist party and the United States are fighting a hidden spy war against one another. On the frontlines of this battle for China is their minsitry of state security also known as the MSS. This agency has a long history of brutal political purges and interrogation tactics. Right now the Chinese Communist party and the United States are fighting a hidden spy war against one another. And on the frontlines of this battle for China is their shadowy Ministry of State Security also known as the (MSS). It’s one of the world’s largest and most secret agency of all. For context they are said to have an estimated 110,000 agents compared to the CIA’s roughly 21,000. It’s like their version of the FBI and CIA all rolled up into one. They have both a domestic and a foreign mission under one roof. At least that’s how this partially redacted document from the US justice department described it.

Written by: Chris Cappy and Tony
Edited by: Michael Michaelides

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But not many people in the west know about the history that informs their tactics today. Not many people know about some of the most brazen intelligence missions where they’ve targeted and killed dozens of CIA agents in their country including in brutal public executions.

I find this agency interesting because they have such a different mode of operating compared than a lot of other nations. We’ll see how they use their power differently. Take for example Jack Ma the billionaire Chinese founder of Alibaba. He disappeared from public view in 2020 after he made the mistake of publicly criticizing China's financial regulators. Then authorities halted the roughly $34 billion dollar IPO of his company Ant Group, which was going to be the worlds largest IPO in history at the time.

Ma missed high profile events which sparked widespread fears for his safety. 3 months later her resurfaced in a video saying he was okay. Jack Ma had learned his lesson, the MSS will come for you if you gain enough influence in China.

Peter Mattis and Matthew Brazil closely studied the MSS for many years and wrote a book called communist espionage that reveals many of the MSS secrets. According to them
"The language Chinese intelligence uses reflects its Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary heritage. The intelligence services are bastions of faith in the CCP. Although they may be practical in terms of techniques and methods to acquire intelligence, this information is filtered through a Marxist–Leninist lens. The implication is that foreign targets are viewed in the worst possible light."
The way it works is the MSS has control of its own separate police force called the “state security police” which is a component of the people's police.

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[Taskandpurpose]

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[Chris-Christopher-]

"We're aware of who you are" is not something I'd want to hear from any intelligence agency

[cbeaudry]

Idk man, the cute Chinese girl foreign exchange student who lives across the hall from me at MIT seems really really nice [I work in a secret military-contracted lab beneath the school]

[koakie]

the amount of stock footage of random mountains interjected tells me youtube wasnt very happy with the original edit.

[OperationalGoon]

Somewhat impressed that the MSS agent/representative engaged with you in a cordial conversation via direct message, thats kind of cool. The fact they "know you" would seem to indicate they use your channel as a resource for information and study.

[jjohnson]

Suppose to be the most secretive agency in the world then proceeds to contact them on twitter to schedule a casual tour

[mrgunn]

So Cappy you are saying, if you happen to, 'accidentally' fall out of a window, we will have a good idea who did the deed?

[Detroittruckdoctor]

They operate here in the US. They watch Chinese exchange students

[PersonalityMalfunction]

Anecdotally, MSS hated sending agents to Hong Kong prior to 1997 as only one out of every ten ever came back. The vast majority either stayed in Hong Kong (this was risky since a lot were assassinated) or more commonly, moved to Taiwan.

[GGKazmenkov]

Capi: are you an intelligence asset?
Pug: 我们被发现了！中止任务！

[AEIMQUY]

Walking on eggshells on this video, huh? You didn't mispronounce a single word this time. You haven't been kidnapped, have you?

[WhiteIkiryo-ytit]

Local CIA agent: Hey there, Chris. So...about that guy you talked to... "

[Skittnator]

8:48 Cappy directly addressing the inevitable whataboutisms is exactly why I particularly like this channel.

[samsonsoturian]

Correction: The Ministry of State Security is the equivalent of all US intelligence agencies and Federal law enforcement put together. You can buy rank in there and a lot of promotions are done by referral so the average level of competency is low but they have infinite risk tollerance and will straight up build police stations anywhere at all so occasionally some of them pull off something stupid.

[ld]

For context, MSS is like a combination of CIA, FBI and NSA all rolled into one. That's why it's massive.

[Frank-mqsw]

TS-SCI clearance from military time, still get honey pots over a decade after leaving the service lol

[natechi]

Purge this, purge that, I'm starting to think this was a warhammer lore video

[chijimmy]

So Cappy how do you feel about the Chinese spy agency knowing about you? Does it freak you out? It would me.

[ericng]

My dad used to work for the MSS back in the 70s through the 90s as a special agent. He was one of the biggest haters of the CCP and Mao that I've ever known.

[SauceyMan]

Cool seeing you talk about this on live then see it come out next day, great consistency 👍