The intelligence gathered by the advanced equipment allows China to gather intelligence concerning "military communications technologies and encryption developments," according to the sources.
The CIA reportedly used funds to leverage pre-existing civilian research efforts in a way that would benefit both the CIA and NIH, and the unclassified research would be "used to augment and complement” CIA research and development.
Newly declassified FBI documents show a suspected Chinese intelligence operative solicited illegal campaign contributions for then-Rep. Eric Swalwell, and the case was dropped for "national security reasons" without a single charge filed. The White House released the files Monday, pulling back the curtain on a three-year FBI undercover operation codenamed "Freshman Fifteen" that targeted the […] The post Declassified FBI files reveal suspected Chinese spy solicited illegal donations for Swalwell's campaign appeared first on American Almanac .
Newly declassified FBI documents show a suspected Chinese intelligence operative solicited illegal campaign contributions for then-Rep. Eric Swalwell, and the case was dropped for "national security reasons" without a single charge filed. The White House released the files Monday, pulling back the curtain on a three-year FBI undercover operation codenamed "Freshman Fifteen" that targeted the California Democrat and a woman named Fang Fang, also known as Christine Fang. The documents detail a web of straw donations from foreign nationals, cash smuggling, destroyed records, and false statements, all tied to a woman whose parents the FBI identified as "known intelligence officers" in China's Ministry of State Security. Swalwell, 45,…Open
A foundation controlled by a man who held at least four Chinese government positions, including roles in Beijing's intelligence and security apparatus, purchased a historic Washington, D.C. building just 650 feet from the White House grounds. The Philip Qiu and Family Foundation closed on the Securities Building at 729 15th Street NW on July 21, […] The post CCP intelligence official's foundation bought building 650 feet from the White House for $8.4 million appeared first on American Almanac .
A foundation controlled by a man who held at least four Chinese government positions, including roles in Beijing's intelligence and security apparatus, purchased a historic Washington, D.C. building just 650 feet from the White House grounds. The Philip Qiu and Family Foundation closed on the Securities Building at 729 15th Street NW on July 21, 2026, paying $8.4 million for the century-old property northeast of the executive mansion, according to a deed filed with the District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds. The Daily Caller News Foundation identified the foundation's owner, Philip Qiu, known by his Chinese name Qiu Feili, as a senior CCP intelligence official, citing university records and DCNF translations of Chinese government…Open
Government records uncovered in recent court filings show that the Department of Homeland Security launched a mass surveillance operation against groups that protested the immigration crackdown in Minnesota – including labor unions, nonprofits and climate groups. Undercover agents sat in churches, schools and public libraries, and infiltrated Signal chats. Emilia González Avalos, a Minneapolis organizer whose meeting was surveilled, said the operation "feels like a confession." The government, she added, "came looking for a conspiracy and found neighbors."
A man identified by investigators as a senior Chinese Communist Party intelligence official just spent $8.4 million on a century-old building steps from the White House, and national security experts say the purchase demands an immediate federal response. Philip Qiu, also known by his Chinese name Qiu Feili, purchased the Securities Building on 15th Street […] The post CCP intelligence official's foundation buys building 650 feet from the White House appeared first on American Almanac .
A man identified by investigators as a senior Chinese Communist Party intelligence official just spent $8.4 million on a century-old building steps from the White House, and national security experts say the purchase demands an immediate federal response. Philip Qiu, also known by his Chinese name Qiu Feili, purchased the Securities Building on 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C., on July 21 through the Philip Qiu and Family Foundation. The building sits roughly 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds. A Daily Caller News Foundation investigation published on August 13 identified Qiu as a former detective in the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, China's equivalent of the FBI, and a current officeholder in at least three arms of the…Open
Qilin Wu, a Chinese national who returned to Whiteman Air Force Base after being warned not to photograph the installation, was sentenced to six months in federal custody following a case built on a 76-year-old executive order signed by President Harry Truman.