London [UK], August 2: A British court has ruled that the planned construction of a new Chinese "mega" embassy in central London can go forward, and dismissed a lawsuit pleading the contrary.
The ruling by the High Court on Friday rejected the legal challenge brought earlier last month by The Royal Mint Court Residents' Association, which alleges that the embassy's development poses human rights risks to residents, including Chinese critics and dissidents.
Two judges ruled remotely that the residents' "claims are . dismissed", saying the housing minister and the London district of Tower Hamlets had acted lawfully by granting planning permission in January.
China's plans to build the embassy on the site of the two-century-old Royal Mint Court, located near the Tower of London, were approved shortly before ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited China.
Source: Qatar Tribune
