The US warns Great Britain against the Chinese “supermbass”. “Unacceptable risk”

Washington expressed serious concerns about the plans to build a new Chinese embassy in London, just a few hundred meters from key financial centers and communication infrastructure. According to “Times”, the White House warned the Prime Minister of Keira Starmer that approving the investment could threaten the national security of both countries and influence intelligence cooperation.

The “Supermbasady” construction plan was blocked by the previous government due to the warnings of the British intelligence regarding its location and the risk of espionage, but was reactivated after the personal lobbying on the part of the leader China Xi Jinping.

There have been new concerns about the safety of the complex at the Royal Mint Court due to its closeness to the sensitive node of critical communication cables that may be susceptible to attacks. The proposed location is located directly between the financial centers in City and Canary Wharf and nearly three important data centers. High -ranking official USA He told the journal that “the USA is deeply concerned about the possibility of providing China with access to confidential messages of one of the closest allies.”

When asked what impact the embassy's approval would have on a trade agreement from the USA, the White House official stated that the US “expects all decisions to be made taking into account our (both American and British) national security interests and after thorough alleviation recommended and approved by counterintelligence specialists.”

“Unacceptable risk”

American president Donald Trump He insisted that Prime Minister Keir Starmer would refuse to permission to “Supermbass”. Diplomats say that Trump's administration would have reservations about sharing intelligence with Great Britain, if the embassy was opened. As “Times” writes, fiber optic cables supplying London City – the heart of British financial services – run under the planned Beijing embassy.

In the opinion of John Molenaar, chairman of the China Committee in the American Chamber of Representatives, such a location “would be an unacceptable risk for our institutions. China's communist party has a clear history of attacking critical infrastructure.” He decided that it would be a “strange mistake in assessing the situation by London.”

Beijing rejects the accusations

Beijing wants to rebuild the buildings of the former mint near Tower of London. He bought the plot in 2018. The planned building would be the seat of China's largest embassy in Europe.

A spokesman for the China embassy has previously rejected accusations of espionage, saying that “Anti -Chinese elements are always happy to slander and attack” Beijing.