Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Established1958 (1958)
FocusHumanities and social sciences
PresidentZhang Daogen (张道根)
Location
215, 7/622, Huaihai Zhong Lu, Huangpu District
,
Shanghai
,
China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese上海社会科学院
Traditional Chinese上海社會科學院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn
Websitewww.sass.org.cn

The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS; Chinese: 上海社会科学院) was founded in 1958 and is China's oldest think tank for the humanities and social sciences. It is the country's second largest such institution, after the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing. Besides funds from the municipal government of Shanghai, the academy draws financial support from non-governmental sources at home and abroad.

Relationship with the Shanghai State Security Bureau

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has stated that SASS frequently provides cover to intelligence operatives of the Ministry of State Security (MSS)'s Shanghai State Security Bureau.[1][2] The FBI adds that the MSS "uses SASS employees as spotters and assessors."[3][4]

In 2017, ex-CIA officer Kevin Mallory was having financial difficulties when he was contacted by a "headhunter" on LinkedIn, who turned out to be an MSS operative. The operative set up a phone call with Mallory and another person, pretending it was a job with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. Mallory consented to selling defense secrets to his Chinese contacts after two visits to Shanghai.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Becket, Stefan (June 22, 2017). "Former government worker charged with giving top-secret documents to China". CBS News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Virginia Man Arrested and Charged With Espionage". U.S. Department of Justice. 2017-06-22. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  3. ^ Graff, Garrett M. (October 31, 2018). "China's Five Steps for Recruiting Spies in the US". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  4. ^ "Virginia Man Arrested and Charged With Espionage - Criminal Complaint". U.S. Department of Justice. 2017-06-22. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. ^ Chen, Ming Shin (October 2019). "China's Data Collection on US Citizens: Implications, Risks, and Solutions" (PDF). Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG). 15 (1).
  6. ^ "Kevin Mallory: The churchgoing patriot who spied for China". 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2025-08-18.

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