{"id":311028,"date":"2026-01-20T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinese-mega-embassy-approved\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:00:06","slug":"chinese-mega-embassy-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinese-mega-embassy-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese mega embassy approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rWvvp6wuG_8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese mega embassy approved\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWvvp6wuG_8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has approved plans for a Chinese mega embassy in central London, despite concerns about security risks.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>China bought Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The site is close to fibre optic cables which carry communications to and from financial institutions in the City of London.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has approved plans for a Chinese mega embassy in central London, despite concerns about security risks. 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