The Ministry of State Security is the principal civilian intelligence and security service of the People's Republic of China, responsible for foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, covert action,
The headquarters of the Ministry of Public Security near Tiananmen Square are also officially listed as MSS headquarters, but those are actually located at No. 100 Xiyuan, Haidian District.
The provincial offices of the Ministry of State Security and Ministry of Public Security located in Hubei Province (Wuhan)
Yidongyuan
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Yidongyuan is a government compound in Beijing, China which serves as the headquarters of the Ministry of State Security. The facility consists of an office complex and residential community occupying
Ministry of State Security (China)
…semi-autonomous branches in every province and city and administers the country's secret police, the State Security Police. The ministry is headquartered at Yidongyuan, a large compound in Beijing's Haidian district. The origins of the MSS date to the beginnings of the CCP's Central Special Branch, established in 1927…
Buildings within Yidongyuan rise above the perimeter wall at left. The camera is faced north, positioned just past the main entrance.