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A foundation named for a businessman with extensive ties to Chinese Communist Party organizations has purchased a historic Washington building just hundreds of feet from the White House, raising concerns about potential national security risks.<\/p>\n

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The Philip Qiu and Family Foundation purchased the Securities Building for $8.4 million on July 21, according to an investigation by the Daily Caller. The property sits approximately 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds.<\/p>\n

Philip Qiu, also known as Qiu Feili, has held positions in Chinese government and security agencies as well as organizations connected to the CCP\u2019s United Front Work Department, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Qiu began his career as a detective with a criminal investigation unit in Shanghai\u2019s Public Security Bureau, which operates under China\u2019s Ministry of Public Security.<\/p>\n

The Caller also identified at least three positions Qiu has held in organizations connected to the United Front Work Department, which U.S. officials have scrutinized for its overseas influence activities.<\/p>\n

Since 2021, Qiu has served as chairman of the Shanghai Overseas Chinese Foundation, an organization operating within Shanghai\u2019s United Front system. According to the Caller, Qiu pledged at a 2021 meeting to implement Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s directives on overseas Chinese affairs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe CCP is like a kind, but firm parent,\u201d Qiu said in 2021, according to the Caller\u2019s translation of a Chinese-language announcement.<\/p>\n

The property\u2019s location has drawn particular concern. Former CIA operations officer Bryan Dean Wright told the Caller that a building so close to the White House could potentially facilitate intelligence gathering, including the interception of electronic communications.<\/p>\n

Qiu also co-founded the Chinese American Museum in Washington in 2017. The museum maintains that it is not \u201cfunded, controlled, or influenced by any foreign government.\u201d The Caller, however, reported that Chinese government entities have co-sponsored at least eight museum programs, including four that received support from religious organizations controlled by the United Front Work Department.<\/p>\n

Michael Lucci, CEO of national security advocacy organization State Armor, described the potential risks surrounding the property as \u201cscreamingly obvious\u201d and called for federal intervention.<\/p>\n

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