Lai Teck
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Lai Teck was the elusive and controversial secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party before and during World War II, later exposed as a triple agent whose betrayal crippled the communist movement in Malaya.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lai Chin | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist leader
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double agent ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ spy ⓘ triple agent ⓘ |
| allegedAgentOf |
British colonial intelligence
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French intelligence ⓘ Japanese occupation authorities ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | exposure as a traitor within the Malayan Communist Party ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
British Malaya
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Federation of Malaya ⓘ
surface form:
Malaya
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| describedAs |
controversial
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elusive ⓘ treacherous leader ⓘ |
| employer | Malayan Communist Party ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | operated within the Chinese-led communist movement in Malaya ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence and espionage
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revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key underground figure in pre-independence Malayan politics ⓘ |
| impact |
crippled the Malayan communist movement through betrayal
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weakened anti-colonial communist resistance in Malaya ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial leadership of the Malayan Communist Party
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disappearance after World War II ⓘ elusiveness and secrecy ⓘ |
| legacy |
remembered as a major traitor in Southeast Asian communist history
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symbol of infiltration and betrayal within revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| memberOf | Malayan Communist Party ⓘ |
| movement |
Malayan Communist Party
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surface form:
Malayan communist movement
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| notableFor |
acting as a triple agent
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betrayal of the Malayan Communist Party ⓘ collaboration with multiple intelligence services ⓘ leadership of the Malayan Communist Party before and during World War II ⓘ role in the failure of the Malayan communist movement during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | communism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party ⓘ |
| roleDuringConflict |
informant against Malayan communists
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underground communist leader in Malaya during World War II ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
exposed as a triple agent after World War II
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flight from Malaya after his cover was threatened ⓘ responsibility for arrests and deaths of Malayan Communist Party members ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Lai Chin