Southpaw is directed by Antoine Fuqua in 2015.
The National Bureau of Investigation and Statistics -LRB- Military Commission -RRB- , -LRB- NBIS or BIS -RRB- , commonly known as Juntong , was the military intelligence agency of the Republic of China before 1946 .. Republic of China. Republic of China ( 1912–49 ). It was devoted to intelligence gathering and covert spying operation for purposes of national security and defense .. spying. Espionage. It was originally headed by Dai Li , and after 1946 he was succeeded by Mao Renfeng .. Dai Li. Dai Li. This bureau was largely superseded by the Military Intelligence Bureau under Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan today .. Ministry of National Defense. Ministry of National Defense ( Republic of China ). Taiwan. Republic of China. The NBIS had a great influence amongst the Nationalist Government 's military , police , administration , and transportation agencies , as well as embassies and consulates abroad during the Political Tutelage period -LRB- 1928-1946 -RRB- of Republic of China .. Republic of China. Republic of China ( 1912–49 ). Nationalist Government. Nationalist Government. It was often criticized by the political dissidents as a `` secret police '' involving in covert and espionage operation , including surveillance , kidnapping , assassinations , elimination and house-arrest against Chinese communists , Japanese spies as well as political dissidents .. During the Sino-Japanese War , the NBIS was involved in a number of counter-intelligence and covert espionage warfare against the Japanese invaders .. Sino-Japanese War. Second Sino-Japanese War. There were NBIS agents who defected to Japanese , and many of the secret police in Wang Jingwei 's Japanese-occupied areas were former NBIS agents .. Wang Jingwei. Wang Jingwei. From a historical perspective , NBIS played an important role in Second Sino-Japanese War .. Sino-Japanese War. Second Sino-Japanese War. Second Sino-Japanese War. Second Sino-Japanese War. Under the leadership of Dai Li , the Nationalist Government had a body of 100,000 active spies involving in espionage warfare against Japanese , as well as against the Wang Jingwei-led puppet Nationalist Government of the Japanese-occupied areas .. Dai Li. Dai Li. Nationalist Government. Nationalist Government. Wang Jingwei. Wang Jingwei