All such organisations and stakeholders collectively constitute the united front system — a Chinese intelligence and propaganda network operating across the world. Structure of the United Front Work Department (UFWD)The Central UFWD currently operates these 12 bureaus: Minor Parties Work Bureau; Ethnic Affairs Work Bureau; Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan United Front Work; Non-public Economy Work Bureau; Non-affiliated and Minor Party Intellectuals Work; Tibet Work Bureau; New Social Strata Individuals Work Bureau; Xinjiang Work Bureau; Overseas Chinese Affairs General Bureau (regional affairs); Overseas Chinese Affairs General Bureau; Religious Work Bureau (religious schools); and Religious Work Bureau (specific religions). Intelligence WarfareChinese Premier Zhou Enlai advocated 'nestling intelligence within the united front’ and ‘using united front to push forth intelligence'. The China International Culture Exchange is a major body that covertly carries out overseas intelligence operations on united front's behalf. It became a super body over the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and it became an organisation with greater powers than those of the Foreign Ministry.

Source: dna January 01, 2021 01:18 UTC