Is this real life?
Yes. Yes, it is.
650 feet from the White House.
Qiu didn't respond to requests for comment. That's pretty much the transparency you'd expect from a man who used to do detective work for Shanghai's Public Security Bureau — their FBI, basically.
Oh, and did I mention that he reportedly set a sniper record during a Chinese war game?
Seems pretty important, given the context.
Also, Qiu publicly describes the CCP as "a kind, but firm parent" that is steering China toward "great national rejuvenation."
Let's not leave out the fact that one of Qiu's most prominent positions is chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, part of the United Front Work Department.
Here, let's see what he has to say about his work there via Daily Caller:
'[SOCF] will continue to execute General Secretary Xi Jinping's directive to "comprehensively implement the party's overseas Chinese affairs policy, unite the hearts of overseas Chinese and serve overall interests,"' Qiu said during a 2021 foundation meeting, according to a DCNF translation of a SOCF announcement.
'With overseas Chinese hearts turned toward the party and pursuing a common dream, [SOCF] will actively embody responsibility and commitment to the overseas Chinese community in public welfare, charity and people-to-people exchanges,' Qiu continued. '[We] will strive to build SOCF into a charity with social influence to contribute the strength of the overseas Chinese community toward realizing the shared Chinese Dream.'
This is pretty serious stuff considering China's view of the world as essentially theirs for the taking.
Let's check in with former CIA operations officer Bryan Dean:
'This property allows access for big splashy intel ops as well as for more classic ops — like a listening post or Stingray-like systems to collect phone calls, text messages, and digital exhaust,' Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, told the DCNF. 'That's all great for collecting targeting information to later ‘bump' or recruit targets out in the world, who otherwise work inside a key U.S. government building.'
'But what's especially alarming are emerging ops that properties like this allow — like hidden drone swarms or shipping container missiles,' said Wright, who hosts The Wright Report podcast. 'This kind of property is where the next 9/11 will come from. It's coming.'
Nothing to see here, folks.
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