Boris Johnson approved China’s London super-embassy proposal in 2018
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#71342)
Exclusive: Former PM gave consent while foreign secretary for Royal Mint Court complex, a project still in limbo seven years later
Boris Johnson approved the China's super-embassy proposal in 2018 and welcomed the fact it would represent China's largest overseas diplomatic investment" anywhere in the world, the Guardian can disclose.
In a letter to Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, Johnson gave his consent for Royal Mint Court to house a sprawling diplomatic complex in May 2018. The Chinese government bought the 20,000 sq metres site for 255m that same month.
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