Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence

This title's chronology mirrors its focus: one page covers 400 BCE (Sun Tzu) to CE 1913, whereas information on the 20th century occupies eight pages, and the 21st, two. The fascinating introduction contrasts Soviet and Western styles of espionage with the fundamentally different Chinese style...This volume compiles an impressive amount of data. Library Journal Suitable for the reference collections of academic and large public libraries, along with specialized collections in intelligence, political science, or Chinese history. American Reference Books Annual The present volume has been written jointly by a former FBI officer specializing in Chinese intelligence, and a well-known British writer on intelligence matters. They have provided about 370 articles, ranging in length from 30 to over 3,000 words...The dictionary offers extensive quotations from an MI5 briefing to British companies on the dangers of Chinese espionage. Reference Reviews