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.