AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - CCP intelligence official's foundation bought building 650 feet from the White House for $8.4 million
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