- Title: Several hundred masked people protest new Chinese embassy in London
- Date: 15th March 2025
- Summary: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 15, 2025) (REUTERS) PROTEST AT SITE OF PROPOSED EMBASSY AT ROYAL MINT COURT, DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING BANNERS READING (English): “NO TO CHINA’S NEW MEGA EMBASSY SPY BASE IN LONDON” AND “CHINA CANNOT BE TRUSTED” CROWD WITH PLACARDS PLACARD READING (English): "Build Housing NOT CCP SPY EMBASSY" MASKED PEOPLE HOLDING PLACARDS IN FRONT OF THEIR FACES
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- Keywords: CHINA EMBASSY HONG KONG LONDON ROYAL MINT COURT TOWER OF LONDON
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001911515032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Approximately 1,000 people, most of them masked to hide their identities, protested outside the proposed site for China’s new embassy in London on Saturday (March 15), saying it was both a threat to security and rewarded an authoritarian regime.
The Chinese government is seeking to build a new embassy at Royal Mint Court, a historic site near the Tower of London, which would be its largest in Europe but its requests for planning permission have been rejected by the local council.
The site is on the fringe of the City of London, Britain’s financial powerhouse. Opponents to the project say they fear Chinese officials could tap into data cables that run below and near the site, compromising national security.
A final decision, which will be made by Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, is expected by May.
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