The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_State_Security_(China)" id="mwAfo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ministry of State Security (China)">Ministry of State Security</a> is established as China's principal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_agency" id="mwAfs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Intelligence agency">intelligence agency</a><sup about="#mwt119" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":":13"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:13-20"}}' id="cite_ref-:13_20-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./July_1#cite_note-:13-20" id="mwAfw" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 20;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAf0">[20]</span></a></sup>