US EditionHundreds in London protest against Beijing 'mega embassy'
Hundreds, including UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, protest security risks tied to 208 secret rooms and a concealed chamber near vital data cables in China’s planned embassy.
- On Saturday, hundreds rallied outside Royal Mint Court in London against the proposed Chinese embassy, with Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urging the government to stop the plan.
- The Daily Telegraph reported that unredacted plans reveal 208 underground secret rooms, including a concealed chamber beside vital fibre-optic and communications cables, raising espionage fears.
- Opposition politicians and local MPs urged rejecting the embassy, with Labour MPs signing a letter to Communities Secretary Steve Reed citing security and intimidation concerns, while Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned of repression.
- Ministers have promised to decide by January 20, with the government widely expected to approve the plans linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's planned China trip.
- Security agencies and MPs have warned that MI5 and Britain’s security services flagged Chinese espionage risks, while Benedict Rogers and US officials say the site is `highly likely` for spying despite consolidating seven premises.
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Spy fears and secret rooms: London protesters warn Beijing’s mega embassy could be an espionage hub
LONDON, Jan 18 — Hundreds of people on Saturday rallied in London against Beijing’s controversial new “mega” embassy, days ahead of a decision on the plan.Protesters, their faces mostly covered with scarves or masks, chanted “No to Chinese embassy” and waved flags reading “Free Hong Kong. Revolution now”.Others held up placards with slogans such as “MI5 warned. Labour kneeled”, referring to the UK’s domestic intelligence agency and Prime Ministe…
In the United Kingdom, a strategic issue that is a source of tension. Keir Starmer, who wants to get closer to Beijing, has long been pushed back and is expected in the coming days to validate the project of the Chinese mega embassy in London. It would be the largest Chinese diplomatic site in the West. Since the announcement of the project, a diverse group of Londonians, political figures and exiled activists have opposed this Chinese diplomati…
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