China Plans Security Threat ‘Super Embassy’ Near Key Communication Cables.

Intelligence agencies in the United Kingdom are concerned about China’s new proposal to build a massive new embassy in London, as the proposed site lies near critical communications infrastructure. However, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s far-left Labour government appears to be exerting pressure to have to embassy approved.

China looks to convert the former Royal Mint building in London’s Tower Hamlets into Europe’s largest embassy. The planned location is near significant communication cables, sparking fears of potential security threats from MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence agency.

The Metropolitan Police and local residents have also expressed concerns about the project. Counterterrorism officials worry that the embassy could attract protests, diverting resources from other crucial operations.

Despite these concerns, Labour Party cabinet ministers support the proposal. Tower Hamlets Council initially rejected the plan in 2022. However, Beijing resubmitted the proposal without significant changes, and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said she is set to make a final decision in October.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper have pressured Tower Hamlets’ Planning Inspectorate to approve the embassy. The Metropolitan Police have also withdrawn their initial objections.

The debate over the embassy has intensified following visits to China by Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

Foreign Secretary Lammy, along with other senior Labour Party officials, have been deeply set against President-elect Donald J. Trump for years, with Lammy once calling the incoming president a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath.”

Lammy’s support for the new embassy came after his China visit this month. Both he and Home Secretary Cooper claimed the project would strengthen diplomatic ties with the communist state.

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