The British intelligence agency, M15, has also warned that the building would be extremely close to crucial communication cables, which could be compromised or attacked by the Chinese in a potential espionage attempt.
“Policing this proposed Embassy would require officers to be taken away from frontline duties to fulfill the requirement of policing spontaneous and known protests at this location,” Jon Savell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Special Operations, said in a letter dated November 14 last year.
International rights organizations urged the British government to reject the plan because they were concerned about a rise in Chinese espionage and infiltration efforts against Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kong residents, and supporters of the British democratic movement.
The planned embassy “would serve as a hub for China’s authoritarian agenda, targeting dissidents, monitoring communities, and undermining democratic values on British soil,” the Free Tibet group said.
Because if you think that embassies all around the world, including our own, aren’t already used for espionage activities and that the host countries don’t know this, well I have a monorail to sell you.
thelucky8@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Why are you downplaying this?
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Because if you think that embassies all around the world, including our own, aren’t already used for espionage activities and that the host countries don’t know this, well I have a monorail to sell you.