Minister of State Security Huichang Geng of China

In fact, the 55-year-old Geng is an expert on military intelligence and an accomplished master in the theft of military secrets and sensitive technologies.

Geng is a professor, expert on economic and commercial intelligence, the USA and Japan.

Geng was vice minister of the State Security Ministry.

One of the few pieces of information available online about Geng is a Greek government account of his visit to that nations Ministry of Public Order last year, for a briefing on Olympic security ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.

Geng is also cited as explaining Chinas military modernization in a 1992 paper, saying it was mainly a response to events overseas such as the 1991 Gulf War, rather than a desire to assume greater international influence.

A vice minister of state security since 1998, Geng has been involved in security preparations for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, taking part in briefings from Greek police officials on how they handled security for the 2004 Athens games.

Geng has been involved in security preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In the same article, Geng is characterized by his colleagues as an academic who is "discreet in conduct and prudent in speech.

Geng is also said to be an expert in industrial and economic espionage and analysts view his appointment as a shift by China toward obtaining trade secrets.

officials said Geng is a specialist in international relations who focused on US.

Geng was both deputy director and director of CICIR from 1985 to 1993.