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Evening Standard
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Megan Howe and Frankie Lister-Fell

Chinese super embassy in London 'could spy on the whole of Europe' as plans reveal 'secret chamber'

A new London super embassy could allow China to “spy on the whole of Europe”, an expert has warned, as unreacted plans revealed a “secret chamber” near sensitive cables.

The chamber, part of a network of 208 underground rooms, would sit alongside fibre-optic cables transmitting UK financial and internet data, according to the plans obtained by The Telegraph.

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