National Security Bureau (Republic of China)
| 國家安全局 Guójiā Ānquánjú |
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| Formed | 1 March 1955 |
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| Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Taipei City, Taiwan |
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| Parent agency | National Security Council |
| Website | www.nsb.gov.tw |
The National Security Bureau of the Republic of China (NSB; Chinese: 中華民國國家安全局; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guójiā Ānquánjú) is the principal intelligence (including military intelligence) agency of the Republic of China.
The organization was created in 1955 by a ROC Presidential Directive from Chiang Kai-shek, to supervise and coordinate all security-related administrative organizations, military agencies and KMT organizations in Taiwan. Earlier, the bureau was nicknamed "Taiwan's KGB" or "TKGB".
The first Director-General of National Security Bureau was an army three-star general Cheng Jie-min (), with a background in military intelligence, who once was the deputy of the controversial Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the National Military Council. (The "Military-Statistics Bureau" served under Dai Li, and even assumed command the "Military-Statistics Bureau" after the death of Dai Li in March 1946. As a result, the National Security Bureau is often seen as one of several successors to the Military-Statistics Bureau.)
Initially, National Security Bureau did not have its own field officers or operatives. However, in order to strengthen its ability to guide and coordinate other intelligence agencies, NSB soon developed its own field intelligence officers and training pool.
On 1 January 1994, shortly after the respective organic laws of the National Security Council and NSB were promulgated by the order of the ROC President Lee Teng-hui on 30 December 1993, the National Security Bureau became a legal institution.
Though a few known intelligence failures of the National Security Bureau have surfaced in recent years, supporters have pointed out that the agency rarely, if ever, publicizes any successful operations.
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