Britain approves plans for China's new London embassy

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, Britain. The British government announced on Tuesday that it had approved plans for the construction of a new Chinese embassy in London. The new embassy is scheduled to be built on the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The British government announced on Tuesday that it had approved plans for the construction of a new Chinese embassy in London.

The new embassy is scheduled to be built on the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, Britain. The British government announced on Tuesday that it had approved plans for the construction of a new Chinese embassy in London. The new embassy is scheduled to be built on the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, Britain. The British government announced on Tuesday that it had approved plans for the construction of a new Chinese embassy in London. The new embassy is scheduled to be built on the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, Britain. The British government announced on Tuesday that it had approved plans for the construction of a new Chinese embassy in London. The new embassy is scheduled to be built on the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. (Xinhua/Li Ying)