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====Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences====
====Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences====
The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) has been flagged by the [[FBI]] for its close ties to the CCP's top spy agency: the Ministry of State Security.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/brookings-institution-partnered-with-shanghai-policy-center-under-scrutiny-for-spying/</ref> The [[FBI]] labeled SASS as a “front group for Chinese intelligence collection and overseas spy recruitment” and has described the Chinese Communist Party as dependent upon SASS employees to serve “spotters and assessors” of potential Western spies.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/china-spy-recruitment-us/</ref> Ministry of State Security officers – described by the FBI as keen on “influencing the foreign policy of other countries” – have also “used SASS affiliation as cover identities.”
SASS was a key player in a 2019 [[criminal]] case involving a retired CIA operative selling classified U.S. defense documents to the CCP. Kevin Mallory was contacted by SASS officials via [[LinkedIn]] to begin the relationship that culminated in a 20-year prison sentence for Mallory.
==See also==
==See also==