Central Special Branch
| 中国共产党中央特别行动科 | |
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party (pre-1996) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | November 1927 |
| Dissolved | 1935 |
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| Type | Central Committee constituent department |
| Jurisdiction | Mainland China |
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The Central Special Branch (Chinese: 中央特科; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Tè Kē), often shortened to Teke; sometimes written Special Services Section (SSS), was the intelligence and counter-intelligence agency of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1927 to 1935.