# @cbsnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFtYqbkfXw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37792750-cbsnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-10T16:13:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CBS News (@CBSNews) — https://gondola.cc/CBSNews

## Caption

China’s government is frustrated that its plans for a massive new embassy in the heart of London, which would be the largest in all of Europe, has now been delayed by the British government three times.

Critics fear this so-called “super embassy” could be a super hub for espionage not just impacting the UK but also the continent.

Former chief of Britain’s MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove told CBS News foreign correspondent ramyinocencio that fiber-optic cables underground carry sensitive data and “having a Chinese embassy sitting on top of those cables is a significant problem.”

China said the latest delay is “completely unreasonable” and that its application for the new embassy had been completed. The White House and a handful of Republican members of Congress have urged the British government to reject the plan.

The UK’s fourth new deadline for a decision is January 20th, 2026. #china #london #europe #spy #espionage

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