 In November 1928, the CCP also established its own intelligence agency (the "Special Service section of the Central Committee", or ""Zhongyang Teke"" (), often abbreviated as ""Teke""), which Zhou subsequently came to control.Zhou's chief lieutenants were Gu Shunzhang, who had strong ties to Chinese secret societies and became an alternate member of the Politburo, and Xiang Zhongfa.