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countries, which are still difficult to carry out original innovation, and are mostly in the stage of
imitating and implementing catch-up strategies, the applicable intelligence theory and research
should be based on competitive intelligence analysis [19] . Therefore, the intelligence research is
gradually shifting its attention from science and technology as the main body to technological
economy, scientific management and science and technology policies. The importance of
intelligence in other areas of society is also growing. Competitive intelligence, in particular, not
only brings content change and direction adjustment to intelligence research, but also opportunities
for international integration. So, the decision support service of Chinese intelligence research is
gradually applied in various fields of society and economy. Its service focus also gradually shifts
to economic, commercial, political, international relations, military, domestic order and other
aspects. In 2017, National Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China was promulgated,
which showed that faced with the complex and severe international security situation, from
the perspective of the overall national security perspective, security in any field cannot be
isolated. All the fields are related and interconnected with each other. Culture could influence
politics and society. Science and technology security could be closely related to information and
military security. Therefore, intelligence research needs to be carried out in all fields to provide
comprehensive decision-making support for national security and social development. If it is
limited to a certain field or a certain number of fields, it may play a certain scientific decision-
making function, but it would weaken the overall effectiveness of intelligence work to some
extent. Only if continuing to study in depth, reshaping macroscopic intelligence, promoting the
integration of intelligence work as a whole, could we achieve the ultimate goal of safeguarding
national security and social development. Based on the above analysis, this paper puts forward the
following propositions about the function of intelligence research:

Proposition No.5: Classical intelligence research focuses on the analysis of scientific and technological
information, aiming to promote national scientific and technological innovation.
Proposition, No.6: Intelligence research in all fields could provide strong support and guarantee for the
growth of social economy and national security.

The foundation of intelligence research is the analysis of data, information, knowledge and
intelligence. LIANG Zhanping (2003) came up with the concept of “information chain” based on
the general condition of Chinese intelligence research . This concept has five parts, including
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facts, data, information, knowledge, and intelligence. It shows the process of intelligence
generation and evolution, and is still an important object of intelligence research. In these five
parts, information is at the center. From facts and data to information, it requires the transformation
of its physical properties. From information to knowledge, then to intelligence, it is necessary to
upgrade its cognitive attributes. In this process, human cognition is constantly abstracting, and the
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value of intelligence is constantly increasing . In the past, the essence of intelligence research