London says no to a big Chinese Embassy, in a blow to Beijing ties
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The Royal Mint Court office complex, bought by the Chinese government for 255 million pounds ($311 million) in May 2018, in London, on Friday.China's controversial plan to build a new embassy on the site near the Tower of London was rejected in a Tower Hamlets council meeting on Thursday.Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty Images LONDON  Local officials in London overwhelmingly rejected plans for a massive, new Chinese Embassy on Thursday.
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