US EditionPlans for huge new Chinese embassy delayed by government
UK government postponed decision on China's largest European embassy after Beijing declined to clarify redacted floorplans, amid security concerns and three years of public opposition.
- On Friday, the British government delayed its decision from September 9 to October 21 after Beijing refused to explain why parts of the embassy plans were blacked out.
- China purchased Royal Mint Court in 2018 and faced 2022 council rejection; opponents stalled approval for three years until the UK central government took control last year after Xi Jinping asked Keir Starmer to intervene.
- DP9 told the government that additional drawings offered acceptable detail and the applicant found unredacted plans sufficient, while the Chinese embassy called claims of `secret facilities` `despicable slandering` and expressed `serious concern` about delays, urging host countries' `international obligation`.
- The planned embassy would be the largest in Europe and is set for the 216-year-old Royal Mint Court next to the Tower of London, but approval has been delayed over blacked-out areas in planning drawings after Housing minister Angela Rayner demanded an explanation earlier this month.
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