The Royal Mint Court, previously a Royal Mint and Navy supply yard, is set to become the new Chinese Embassy in London, pending Labour government approval. This move has raised alarms among local residents, members of Parliament, and Hong Kong advocates, citing fears of surveillance and suppressing protests in the embassy's strategic location near critical infrastructure. Critics view the embassy as an extension of China's influence in the UK, complicating diplomatic dynamics within the area known for both historical significance and modern geopolitical tensions.
Handing Beijing such a prime piece of real estate...has set off a storm of opposition from neighborhood residents, China hawks in the British Parliament, and Hong Kong democracy advocates.
This is not just a building; this is an extension of the Chinese Communist Party's power in the U.K.,
Some say China could use the embassy, with its proximity to strategic fiber-optic cables, to spy on dissidents and ordinary Britons.
Others claim its location would make it hard for crowds to gather to protest issues like Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong.
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