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Chinese super embassy critics vow to fight on after High Court decision upheld
['Rhiannon James', 'Danny Halpin', 'David Hughes', 'Press Association']
Irish News
A general view of Royal Mint Court, London, the site of the proposed new Chinese embassyOpponents of the new Chinese super embassy in London have vowed to fight on after a High Court challenge against a decision to grant planning permission was dismissed.
Critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said the legal fight would continue against the planned national embassy to avoid the UK’s capital becoming a “power centre” for Beijing.
This is our home and a rubber-stamp decision doesn’t change the fact that a fortress doesn’t belong in our community.
Protests against the new embassy (Lucy North/PA)Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel warned “Britain’s national security is set to be compromised by a new Chinese super embassy spy hub”.
The challenge against the Secretary of State’s decision to approve planning permission and listed building consent for a new Chinese embassy was unsuccessful.