China’s “mega embassy” planned for London could act as Beijing’s “interference hub” for the whole of Europe, a group opposing the plan has told Newsweek .

The proposed mission would consolidate seven Chinese diplomatic sites around London, and while the embassy has faced delays and not yet been approved, it could get the green light in January, it has been reported

The Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) executive director, Luke de Pulford, told Newsweek on Thursday that the site “poses unacceptable risks” regarding security and espionage.

However, Steve Tsang, director of SOAS University of London's China Institute, told Newsweek that denying the Chinese a new embassy would guarantee that the U.K. could not redevelop its own embassy in Beijing.

Newsweek has contacted

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