London Again Postpones the Decision to Build a New Chinese Embassy for One Month
Sky News, citing sources, reported that due to the British position, the project of building a new embassy in London by China has been stalled for years, and the British authorities have again postponed the relevant decision for one month.
In October, China expressed strong dissatisfaction with Britain's repeated delay in deciding to build a new embassy in London, stating that this move was baseless and meaningless. The Chinese Embassy in the UK urged the British side to approve the construction application as soon as possible because the design plan for the new embassy has been highly recognized by local professional institutions, and the application complies with diplomatic conventions and local procedural regulations.
According to Sky News: "The application to build a new embassy near the Tower of London on the former site of the Royal Mint should have been finalized by December 10 ... but the UK housing minister Steve Reed has postponed the decision to January 20."
The station pointed out: "UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer still intends to approve the embassy construction in the context of his planned visit to China in January."
Six years ago, the Chinese government purchased a historic building in London, which was located on the site of the Royal Mint, but it has not yet obtained permission to open a new embassy in London.
The Financial Times reported in January this year that the UK might allow the establishment of an embassy in China if certain conditions are met, but the newspaper reported in February that China is not willing to do so.
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