America butts in! We plan to build a new embassy in the UK, and the US side has warned that it does not allow Britain to approve this plan! According to The Times of the UK on June 8, British media reported that the US warned the British authorities not to allow China to construct a new embassy in London because the location is close to the UK's important financial center. The building where Beijing plans to open the new embassy is located between financial centers and adjacent to three important data processing centers.
Relevant messages indicate that former US President Trump previously urged British Prime Minister Starmer to reject Beijing's plan for opening a new embassy. If the new Chinese embassy is established, the Trump administration would be concerned about sharing intelligence information with the UK. Our plan to build a new embassy in the UK, yet America butts in, clearly shows that the US interferes in other countries' internal affairs to an accustomed degree. It seems as if Britain's domestic affairs also need the US to take charge.
Moreover, the US considers the proximity to data centers as the biggest issue. Obviously, as the world's largest eavesdropping country, the US pressures Britain due to its own expertise in this area, forcing Britain to guard against us. This move by the US inevitably raises doubts whether the US frequently steals information from locations of embassies. Otherwise, what is the basis for such concerns?
Why does China want to build a new embassy in the UK? The fundamental reason is that our current embassy facilities are nearly 150 years old, and the office space is severely deteriorated. Due to limited office space, visa, education, technology, and other functional institutions have been forced to be set up elsewhere, making it inconvenient for staff to exercise their functions. Therefore, we are entirely for more convenient office arrangements. Clearly, as the host country, the UK also has the obligation to provide us with such convenience.
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