US EditionUK Set to Approve Large-Scale Chinese Embassy
The embassy will consolidate multiple Chinese sites into a 20,000-square-metre complex near financial hubs despite espionage concerns and protests, officials said.
- Nine Labour MPs wrote to Environment Secretary Steve Reed urging rejection of China’s Royal Mint Court, London embassy plan over security concerns and risks of 'step up intimidation' against dissidents.
- Evidence of underground works indicates China’s espionage and interference incidents, with unredacted plans reportedly revealing a secret chamber and 208 basement rooms next to fibre-optic cables.
- The letter, organised by Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China , includes Sarah Champion, MP, who warned of spyware risks, and Alex Sobel, MP, urging no approval before Jimmy Lai's release.
- The Met Police warned protests at Royal Mint Court could strain policing, while residents prepare legal challenges if approval comes and China warned of 'consequences'.
- It is understood UK security services have scrutinised China's proposal and not objected, while the UK awaits Chinese approval for its 100m embassy plan in Beijing, and Sir Keir Starmer plans a trip to China this year.
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After months of delay, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to finally make a decision on whether to greenlight a new Chinese Embassy at the old Royal Mint site next week. Measuring more than 610,000 square feet, the “mega embassy” would be the largest diplomatic outpost in Europe — 10 times larger than Beijing’s […]
Maurisa Coleman: China’s mega-Embassy is not a planning issue — it’s a leadership test
Maurisa Coleman is a British–Trinidadian entrepreneur, who has worked as a Parliamentary researcher. She is also an ambassador for the Notting Hill Carnival. The government’s handling of China’s proposed new “mega-embassy” in London has revealed a familiar but increasingly dangerous habit in British politics: hiding behind process in order to avoid responsibility. During the recent debate in the House of Commons, ministers repeatedly brushed asi…
UK Lawmakers Press Government to Block Chinese Mega-Embassy in London Over National Security Concerns
UK lawmakers have warned of a potential threat to national security, urging the government to reject plans to construct a new Chinese mega-embassy in London. The Chinese regime purchased the Royal Mint Court site in 2018 and wants to convert it to build a much larger embassy than its existing building in London. The site is located in the City of London, the capital’s financial district. Speaking in an urgent question in the House of Commons on …
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