On December 3, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. An AFP reporter asked that the British government has once again postponed the decision on whether to allow the Chinese side to build a new embassy in London. Previously, the deadline for making a final decision had been extended to December 10, and now it has been postponed to January 20. What comments does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have on this? Lin Jian said that the Chinese building planning application has already been completed, and the British side has once again delayed approval, which makes no sense. The alleged reasons are totally untenable. “China is seriously concerned and strongly dissatisfied with this. We will carefully assess the situation and safeguard our legitimate interests.”

On December 3, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. An AFP reporter asked that the British government has once again postponed the decision on whether to allow the Chinese side to build a new embassy in London. Previously, the deadline for making a final decision had been extended to December 10, and now it has been postponed to January 20. What comments does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have on this? Lin Jian said that the Chinese building planning application has already been completed, and the British side has once again delayed approval, which makes no sense. The alleged reasons are totally untenable. “China is seriously concerned and strongly dissatisfied with this. We will carefully assess the situation and safeguard our legitimate interests.”