> More than 1,000 people congregated outside the Royal Mint Court, the former headquarters of the UK’s coin maker, near the Tower of London. The site could soon be turned into a Chinese embassy.
> China bought the site and has proposed turning the two hectares (five acres) of land into **the largest embassy in Europe**.
> Tower Hamlets council refused planning permission in 2022, citing a range of concerns including the impact of large protests at the site.
> Beijing **resubmitted** the application after Labour came to power and the government called it in after the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, raised it directly with Keir Starmer. Cabinet ministers Yvette Cooper and David Lammy have signalled their support for the proposal and a local inquiry hearing will begin next week.
> A number of high-profile politicians including Iain Duncan Smith, Tom Tugendhat and Labour MP Blair McDougall also spoke to protesters.
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> More than 1,000 people congregated outside the Royal Mint Court, the former headquarters of the UK’s coin maker, near the Tower of London. The site could soon be turned into a Chinese embassy.
> China bought the site and has proposed turning the two hectares (five acres) of land into **the largest embassy in Europe**.
> Tower Hamlets council refused planning permission in 2022, citing a range of concerns including the impact of large protests at the site.
> Beijing **resubmitted** the application after Labour came to power and the government called it in after the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, raised it directly with Keir Starmer. Cabinet ministers Yvette Cooper and David Lammy have signalled their support for the proposal and a local inquiry hearing will begin next week.
> A number of high-profile politicians including Iain Duncan Smith, Tom Tugendhat and Labour MP Blair McDougall also spoke to protesters.
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/08/large-protest-against-chinese-mega-embassy-takes-place-in-london
No one protested the US mega embassy.
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