China has demanded that the British government protect its proposed £750 million embassy in London from “harassment” after warnings it will be targeted by human rights campaigners. An official report has highlighted concerns that mass demonstrations, particularly over China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims, will block major roads on the edge of the City of London and warns of terrorist threats. Ann Corbett, director of community safety at Tower Hamlets council, has told local police and the planning committee that protests could cause significant disruption to roads. (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stop-new-embassy-london-being-harassed-china-britain-vc35cnh3r) The planned 700,000 sq ft complex opposite the Tower of London will be one of the largest diplomatic bases in the world and a third bigger than the new US embassy in Vauxhall, south London.
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