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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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US weighs in with concerns over China’s proposed ‘super-embassy’ in London

Protesters hold placards as they demonstrate at the proposed new site of the Chinese embassy at Royal Mint Court in London.
Chinese people in London are concerned about the location of the new embassy. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

A US intervention over China’s proposed new embassy in London has thrown a potential resolution “up in the air”, campaigners have said, amid concerns over the site’s proximity to a sensitive hub of critical communication cables.

The furore over a new “super-embassy” on the edge of London’s financial district was reignited last week when the White House said it was “deeply concerned” over potential Chinese access to “the sensitive communications of one of our closest allies”.

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