Prime Minister Keir Starmer has officially green-lit a 20,000-square-meter Chinese “mega-embassy” in London, ignoring warnings that the complex sits directly atop fiber-optic cables carrying millions of British emails and financial secrets.
THE CONTROVERSY EVERYONE IS IGNORING
Leaked unredacted plans reveal a subterranean world: China is building 208 rooms underground, some sitting just feet away from the UK’s primary fiber-optic data arteries. While the government claims this is about “trade and diplomacy,” national security experts warn this isn’t an embassy—it’s a high-tech launchpad for economic warfare and signals intelligence.
China bought the Royal Mint Court site for $312 million in 2018. The project was delayed three times due to spying fears and local outrage, but Starmer “called in” the application to bypass local council denials. Beijing reportedly used Britain’s own embassy in Beijing as a hostage, stalling UK renovations until the London “mega-outpost” was approved.
Despite MI5 head Ken McCallum’s warning that Chinese actors present a daily threat, the UK government chose trade over security. Shadow Minister Alicia Kearns called the move “insanity,” pointing out that British exports to China actually plummeted by 23% last year. Britain has effectively traded its digital sovereignty for a “respectful relationship” that doesn’t even seem to be paying off in cash.
