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flag UK faces pressure to block Chinese embassy at former Royal Mint over spy risks near key infrastructure.

flag The UK government is under pressure to reject plans for a new Chinese embassy at the former Royal Mint in London, with nine Labour MPs and security experts warning the site’s underground complex—featuring a hidden chamber near critical financial and internet infrastructure—could enable espionage and transnational repression. flag Concerns center on the facility’s proximity to fibre-optic cables, its size, and 208 unaccounted underground spaces, despite the government asserting the project is a routine planning matter. flag The decision, expected before Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first UK PM visit to China since 2018, has drawn cross-party criticism over national security risks.

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