Tianjin State Security Bureau

39°03′54″N 117°12′49″E / 39.0651°N 117.2135°E / 39.0651; 117.2135 (TSSB)

Tianjin State Security Bureau
Chinese: 天津市国家安全局
Ministry overview
FormedDecember 1983 (1983-12)
Preceding ministry
  • Tianjin Public Security Bureau
JurisdictionTianjin, China
Headquarters85 Zhujiang Road, Meijiang Subdistrict, Hexi District, Tianjin, China
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Ministry executive
  • Director
Parent ministryMinistry of State Security

The Tianjin State Security Bureau (Chinese: 天津市国家安全局; pinyin: Tiānjīn Shì Guójiā Ānquán Jú; TSSB) is a bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security in Tianjin which serves as the direct-administered municipality's intelligence service and secret police. Established in December 1983 from parts of the Tianjin public security bureau and Tianjin Investigation Department, the bureau engages in global espionage operations far beyond the confines of the city, with an emphasis on operations against Japan and cyberespionage capabilities.[1][2]: 118  In an indictment, the United States government has accused the bureau of being behind the advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Red Apollo (APT10).

The TSSB is headquartered at 85 Zhujiang Road (珠江道) in the Mejiang Subdistrict of Hexi District, directly adjacent to the offices of Tianjin Television And Radio Station.[3]

  1. ^ Joske, Alex (2023). "State security departments: The birth of China's nationwide state security system" (PDF). Deserepi: Studies in Chinese Communist Party External Work.
  2. ^ Joske, Alex (2022). Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled The World. Melbourne: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 9781743797990.
  3. ^ "APT10 was managed by the Tianjin bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security". Intrusion Truth. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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