National Security Bureau (Republic of China)

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intelligence agency

The National Security Bureau (Republic of China) is Taiwan’s principal intelligence and security agency, responsible for national security, intelligence gathering, and protection of top government leaders.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Security Bureau of the Republic of China	6
National Security Bureau (Republic of China) canonical	2
National Security Bureau (Taiwan)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7385225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Security Bureau (Republic of China)
Context triple: [Official Residence of the President of the Republic of China, securityProvidedBy, National Security Bureau (Republic of China)]

A. National Security Bureau
The National Security Bureau is a Yemeni intelligence and security agency responsible for internal security, counterterrorism, and protecting the state from domestic and foreign threats.
B. National Security Council of the Republic of China
The National Security Council of the Republic of China is a high-level governmental body that advises Taiwan’s leadership on national security, defense, and foreign policy strategy.
C. Bureau of Investigation of the Republic of China
The Bureau of Investigation of the Republic of China is Taiwan’s national intelligence and security agency, historically notorious for its role in political repression during the White Terror era.
D. Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China is the country’s main civilian intelligence, counterintelligence, and secret police agency responsible for safeguarding national security and political stability.
E. Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
The Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) is the central government body responsible for formulating defense policy, overseeing the military, and ensuring national security for Taiwan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Security Bureau (Republic of China)
Target entity description: The National Security Bureau (Republic of China) is Taiwan’s principal intelligence and security agency, responsible for national security, intelligence gathering, and protection of top government leaders.

A. National Security Bureau
The National Security Bureau is a Yemeni intelligence and security agency responsible for internal security, counterterrorism, and protecting the state from domestic and foreign threats.
B. National Security Council of the Republic of China
The National Security Council of the Republic of China is a high-level governmental body that advises Taiwan’s leadership on national security, defense, and foreign policy strategy.
C. Bureau of Investigation of the Republic of China
The Bureau of Investigation of the Republic of China is Taiwan’s national intelligence and security agency, historically notorious for its role in political repression during the White Terror era.
D. Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China is the country’s main civilian intelligence, counterintelligence, and secret police agency responsible for safeguarding national security and political stability.
E. Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
The Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) is the central government body responsible for formulating defense policy, overseeing the military, and ensuring national security for Taiwan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intelligence agency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Guójiā Ānquán Jú ⓘ NSB ⓘ 國家安全局 ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Military Intelligence Bureau (Republic of China) ⓘ linked to: Military Intelligence Bureau Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau ⓘ Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) ⓘ National Police Agency (Republic of China) ⓘ
country	Republic of China ⓘ
dateFormed	1955 ⓘ
employs	analysts ⓘ intelligence officers ⓘ signals intelligence personnel ⓘ
focusesOn	counter-espionage ⓘ counter-terrorism ⓘ cybersecurity-related intelligence ⓘ threats from the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
formedAs	National Security Bureau ⓘ
hasDepartment	intelligence analysis department ⓘ security protection department ⓘ signals intelligence department ⓘ
hasMotto	national security and public safety (conceptually) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Taipei ⓘ linked to: Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
jurisdiction	Republic of China ⓘ
languageOfName	Chinese ⓘ
legalBasis	National Intelligence Services Act (Republic of China) ⓘ linked to: National Security Act of the Republic of China
mission	prevent espionage and subversion ⓘ protect the security of the Republic of China ⓘ provide strategic intelligence to top leadership ⓘ
operatesIn	Taiwan Strait region ⓘ linked to: Taiwan Strait
oversees	domestic intelligence coordination ⓘ foreign intelligence coordination ⓘ military intelligence operations coordination ⓘ
parentOrganization	National Security Council (Republic of China) ⓘ linked to: National Security Council of the Republic of China
partOf	national security system of the Republic of China ⓘ
precededBy	Bureau of Investigation and Statistics ⓘ linked to: Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics
reportsTo	National Security Council (Republic of China) ⓘ linked to: National Security Council of the Republic of China President of the Republic of China ⓘ
responsibleFor	counterintelligence ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ national security ⓘ protection of top government leaders ⓘ
subordinateTo	President of the Republic of China ⓘ
typeOfAgency	civilian intelligence agency ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
website	https://www.nsb.gov.tw ⓘ

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