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At the historical former Royal Mint Court on Saturday, local residents, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Tibetans gathered to protest China’s proposed “mega-embassy,” raising concerns that Beijing might use the structure to encircle and track dissidents living abroad.
The page near the Tower of London is the second and largest large protest in five days. According to promoters, 6, 000 people took part.
No one was arrested as a result of the peaceful dispersal of the protesters following the march.
In 2018, the Chinese government made the traditional building its main diplomatic base, which Beijing plans to build worldwide.
A contractor who was working on the project revealed some of the details of the project, including a pipe connecting two of the previous Royal Mint buildings, room spaces, and accommodations for hundreds of team members.
