In charge of safeguarding state security, P. R.China State Security Ministry has the following major responsibilities: taking care of counter-espionage work, preventing, holding in check and combating illegal criminal activities endangering China's state security and interests in accordance with law, defending state security, maintaining social and political stability, guaranteeing socialist construction, publicizing and educating Chinese citizens to be loyal to the motherland, maintaining state secret, state security and interests.

Minister: State Security is Xu Yongyue ( 许永跃 )