US EditionUK government approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London
Plans approved for a 22,000 sq m Chinese embassy in London despite security concerns and opposition from MPs and local residents, prompting calls for a judicial review.
- The UK government has approved plans for a large Chinese embassy in central London, hoping it will facilitate new trade deals with Beijing.
- Security services believe the single embassy will be easier to monitor than China's current multiple sites across London.
- Residents near the proposed embassy site plan to launch a judicial review, arguing the decision was pre-determined.
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UK approves new Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London despite security concerns
The UK goverenment on Tuesday approved a 20,000-square-metre plot of land, known as Royal Mint Court, for China's new embassy in London. The decision has stoked heated controversy, mostly over national security concerns and the signal it could send, that Britain bows to economic pressure from Beijing.
UK approves Chinese 'mega-embassy' despite espionage concerns
The United Kingdom on Tuesday authorized a massive new Chinese embassy in London, despite international concerns that the facility could be used to spy on the country. The embassy, set to be China’s largest in Europe, will sit on the Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London. Members of parliament within both the ruling Labor and opposition Conservative parties have been outspoken in their objections, while House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) we…
On Tuesday, the government of Keir Starmer gave its green light to the construction of a Chinese mega embassy in London, despite the fears raised by the project.
China will inaugurate the largest embassy in Europe in London. The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has started the project of a new headquarters in the midst of a thousand polemics...
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