""eavesdropping risks in peacetime and sabotage risks in a crisis""
""intelligence gathering and intimidation operations""
""We urge you to acknowledge that approving this decision is not in the UK's long-term interest, and the consequences of having such a site will be very difficult to handle if relations with Beijing worsen in future. We therefore urge the Government to keep long-term national security at the f""
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has urged the Housing and Planning Secretary to reject plans for a large Chinese embassy in London, warning of threats to UK security and economic resilience. Both the Metropolitan Police and Tower Hamlets Council have raised objections to the project. Committee chair Matt Western warned the location presents "eavesdropping risks in peacetime and sabotage risks in a crisis" because of its proximity to fibre-optic cables, data centres and telecom exchanges serving Canary Wharf and the City. Reports of basement rooms and tunnels and security-service warnings that the site could become a hub for "intelligence gathering and intimidation operations" have increased concerns. A decision by Mr Reed is expected later this month amid pressure following a collapsed Chinese spying case, and the committee urged keeping long-term national security as the priority when considering approval.
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