US weighs in with concerns over China’s proposed ‘super-embassy’ in London

White House flags potential Chinese access to sensitive communications of one of our closest allies'

A US intervention over China's proposed new embassy in London has thrown a potential resolution up in the air", campaigners have said, amid concerns over the site's proximity to a sensitive hub of critical communication cables.

The furore over a new super-embassy" on the edge of London's financial district was reignited last week when the White House said it was deeply concerned" over potential Chinese access to the sensitive communications of one of our closest allies".