Hundreds protest against Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London
Summary
Over 1,000 protesters, including Hongkongers and Uyghur activists, gathered outside the proposed Chinese "mega-embassy" site in London, fearing it could be used for surveillance and illegal detentions.
Tower Hamlets council previously rejected the plan, but Beijing resubmitted it under the new Labour government. The final decision rests with Deputy PM Angela Rayner.
Politicians like Tom Tugendhat warned approving the embassy would be a "grave mistake."
Demonstrators clashed with police, highlighting growing UK-China tensions over human rights and security concerns.
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I’m sure the embassy will come with it’s own police force like they have in Canada.
All embassies have their own country's security anyway. For the US, it's usually the Marines.
OP is referring to this: https://jamestown.org/program/the-long-arm-of-the-lawless-the-prcs-overseas-police-stations/
China operates clandestine police operations out of their embassies that harass Chinese citizens living abroad.
Do they usually seek to have jurisdiction outside the embassy, like the Chinese do?
Rayner is not popular with Londoners right now. She might think about saying no.
Something tells me she won't though.
Lucky for her, a distraction just came up.
Except no one actually cares about the that. It's just another manufactured outrage by the right wing press.