Hidden front
In Chinese Communist Party (CCP) jargon, the hidden front (Chinese: 隐蔽战线; pinyin: yǐnbì zhànxiàn, sometimes translated as "hidden battlefront", "hidden struggle" or "covert front") is a phrase that describes CCP espionage and influence operations, including when the CCP was still an underground movement in mainland China before the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. == Contemporary usage == === In China === A government website in Henan, in reference to CCP intelligence activities against the Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War, remarked that "fighters on the covert front are loyal guardians of national security.