The Marxist–Leninist Party of the Netherlands (Dutch: Marxistisch-Leninistische Partij van Nederland or MLPN) was a fake pro-China communist party in the Netherlands set up by the Dutch secret service BVD to develop contacts with the Chinese government for espionage purposes. The MLPN existed from 1968 to the early 1990s and was led throughout its existence by Pieter Boevé, who used the pseudonym Chris Petersen. The MLPN published a monthly periodical called De Kommunist (The Communist). It was entirely written by BVD operatives.