What was Shi Pei Pu's additional, covert profession?
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Spy
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Answer
Shi Pei Pu was a Chinese spy who disguised himself as a female opera singer and married a Belgian diplomat, Bernard Boursicot, who was unaware of the ruse. Shi Pei Pu was able to steal valuable information from Boursicot, including nuclear secrets, over the course of their 20-year relationship. The story of Shi Pei Pu and Boursicot was made into the 1994 film "The Farewell My Concubine."
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