Xu Yongyue | |
|---|---|
许永跃 | |
 Xu as of State Security | |
| Minister of State Security | |
| In office 1 March 1998 – 1 August 2007 | |
| Premier | Zhu Rongji Wen Jiabao |
| Preceded by | Jia Chunwang |
| Succeeded by | Geng Huichang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1942 (age 82) Zhenping County, Nanyang, Henan, Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Education | Beijing No. 8 High School |
| Alma mater | Beijing People's Public Security School |
| Nickname | "Xu Moumou" (pseudonym) |
Xu Yongyue (Chinese: 许永跃; pinyin: Xǔ Yǒngyuè; born July 1942) is a retired Chinese intelligence officer who served as the second Minister of State Security (MSS) from March 1998 to August 2007. A princeling born to Communist Party (CCP) elite, Xu rose to prominence after serving over a decade as private secretary (mishu) to Chen Yun, the most senior of the Eight Elders and the leading hard-liner of late 20th century China.[1] After nine years as Minister of State Security, Xu's career ended unceremoniously in 2007 amid a number of scandals, most prominently a sex scandal which ensnared several senior party officials. The tightening of Sino-Russian intelligence cooperation is regarded as his most notable contribution. He has been accused of corruption, and involvement in human rights abuses including directing the persecution of religious minorities, extrajudicial killings, and executions of prisoners of conscience by organ harvesting.[2]
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