Protests erupt in London over China’s ‘mega embassy’ plan amid security, surveillance concerns
China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital’s upmarket Marylebone ...
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Hundreds protest in London against Beijing’s plan for ‘mega embassy’
Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London.
Plans for Chinese mega-embassy are threat to national security, warns Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, was among thousands of people who demonstrated against the plans on Saturday ...
Protesters against proposed Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London clash with police
Protesters against the proposed Chinese “mega-embassy” in London clashed with police less than an hour after senior ...
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China’s London ‘Super Embassy’ Would Be a Super Surveillance Hub
The U.K. cannot ignore the broader human rights risks that come with China’s request to build a so-called “super embassy.” ...
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Xi Jinping swings his “assassin’s mace” of economic warfare
T he ink had barely dried on Donald Trump’s order to impose a 10% tariff on imports from China before its leader, Xi Jinping, ...
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Xi intervention clinches approval for London embassy
But a request from President Xi Jinping to British Prime Minister Sir ... sits on a prime site close to the Tower of London and the Thames river. It covers an area of 600,000 square feet.
Elon Musk's USAID Shutdown Could Play Into Russia and China's Hands
One China expert told Newsweek that the USAID funding freeze had handed an "enormous gift" to Beijing's push to influence the ...
The coal-burning country killing the case for net zero
Miliband’s green energy ambitions are only helping to stoke Beijing’s chimneys ...