US lawmakers warn on China’s planned London embassy ahead of Starmer-Trump meeting

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US lawmakers have expressed concern over the UK about China’s plan to form a huge new embassy in London as Prime Minister Sir Care Starmar is ready to meet President Donald Trump.

Chris Smith, Republican Chair of the Congressional Executive Commission related to China and John Muller, Republican chief House China CommitteeThey were concerned that the UK was rewarding China despite records about human rights and transnational repression.

“A counter -producers and awards given to the Chinese Communist Government with the largest embassy in Europe,” Law makers wrote to British Ambassador Lord Peter Mandalson on Wednesday.

Smith and Mulena said that letting China create a huge embassy on the former Royal Mint Court site will reward thousands of political prisoners, including Media Mogul and British citizen Jimmy Lai, in Hong Kong.

Lai, who now founded the Daily Apple Daily, has been detained in Hong Kong since 2021. Democratic activists have been accused of conspiring to publish foreign union and seditious material through his media group RejectionThe

They also added, “It is only citizens and experts from the UK to adhere to such a prominent diplomatic action in the UK and will encourage his efforts to intimidate and harass them by opposing or criticizing his policies.”

The United Kingdom and US critics have expressed concern over to build an embassy in London, the city of London because of the position of critical communication infrastructure that could facilitate spying.

“This is a special location where cables and pipes are driven below,” conservative MP Tom Togndhat said, “The Minister of State for the former State Minister of State for the former UK.

Washington’s Hudson Institute Think-Tank’s associate also said that China had sent an inappropriate message considering the way China was acting around the world as allowing Beijing to build a mega embassy in that place.

“Embassies tell a story, and the story that this embassy tells is that it would be the largest outpost of the Chinese Communist Party in Europe,” said Tugenhat.

During his visit to Smith and Mullena Mullena asked Mandalson to express their concerns about the embassy to Starmer. It is still unclear whether the Trump administration has revealed the British government about the planned embassy.

“We know that Prime Minister Starmar has expressed concern over Jimmy Li’s detention and promised his liberation to ‘prioritize’ the UK,” they said. “We request him to coordinate the effects for Li’s unconditional release with President Trump”.

In October, Trump Hugh Hout said that he was Will secure Li’s releaseThe “100 percent. The The He will be easy to come out. ”

The US Congress is pushing because the UK is increasing diplomatic busyness with China, accusing the previous Tori government weaken important channels of communication channels.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy have visited Beijing in recent months. Starmar is expected to travel there this year. The British labor government has seen China as the main source of investment in the UK.

The Chinese embassy in London did not immediately respond to the request for the comment.