Chinese Regime’s Subversion Unit Has a New Head

At first public appearance he expresses loyalty to Xi Jinping

New head of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, You Quan, attends a meeting at the 19th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on October 19, 2017. Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a special department devoted to covertly carrying out its agenda domestically and internationally.

Called the United Front Work Department, it is technically not part of the CCP’s government structure and reports directly to the CCP’s leadership. Since 1982, a Party official from the powerful 25-member Politburo has headed the department.