In 2018, China spent £255 million to buy an abandoned mint in London, preparing to convert it into a new embassy in the UK. According to the Global Times, the Mint, where the new location of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, was once a state-owned coin production site in the UK, cov

Author: Zhanhu Express

In 2018, China spent 255 million pounds to buy an abandoned mint in London, preparing to convert it into a new embassy in the UK. However, the application plan for the project was rejected by the local government in the Tower Village District of London, but the matter was hyped up by some Western media as a "China threat."

According to Global Times , the mint at the location of the new location of the Chinese Embassy in the UK was once a state-owned coin production site in the UK, covering an area of ​​about 65,000 square meters. If it is converted into a new embassy, ​​20 jobs will be created for the local area.

This was originally a good thing, but it changed in the mouths of British and American media. CNN and " London Evening Banner " reported that some residents in Tacun District, London, are worried that after the Chinese Embassy in the UK will cause traffic congestion and shortage of tourism resources after the relocation of the Chinese Embassy in the UK will lead to problems such as traffic congestion and shortage of tourism resources. The Ta Village District Council in London has received 51 written complaints.

In fact, this kind of worry is completely redundant. Because in the planning of the project, the architect clearly proposed to separate the residential area from the location of the proposed embassy. In this way, there is no situation where the Chinese Embassy in the UK is in a residential area of ​​Tadong Village.

Since that's the case, why do Western media still slander China with this matter? First of all, China's strength has caused the British mentality to collapse, or they cannot accept the fact that China purchases British land to build a new embassy, ​​because it means Britain's decline.

After all, today's Britain is really different from that of before in World War II. Before World War II, Britain was at its peak. It had its own colonies around the world. It had a developed manufacturing industry and a solid world factory. It was also very powerful in military terms. It conquered many countries, including the United States, which was once a British colony.

But now Britain is no longer the same as before. Its industry is hollowed out, its total economic value is less than one-third of China. It often has conflicts with Germany and France. If it weren't for the support of the United States, its international status would have long been gone. You're welcome to say that the UK is now an old man, and his physical functions are no longer good, but he still wants to save face. So when Britain saw that China, which had been bullied by itself, wanted to build a new embassy in its capital, it was full of jealousy.

Secondly, anti-China is an old tradition in British politics. Like the United States, the United Kingdom has always viewed world development with a zero-sum mindset, and all countries that challenge their international status or economic interests will be opposed and sanctioned. The most obvious example is that British Prime Minister Sunak recently accused China of posing a challenge to British values, saying that the stronger China is, the more serious the challenge will be. Therefore, it is no surprise that it opposes China's reconstruction of a new embassy in London.

Furthermore, the UK is worried that it will not be able to monitor China. The current Chinese Embassy in the UK is located at 49 Portland Avenue, London, and multiple administrative departments such as visas and education are in other places, so it is very convenient for the UK to monitor the Chinese Embassy. Once the Chinese Embassy in the UK selects a new address, the UK will have to redeploy the "Tianluo Net". Therefore, the UK is in her heart opposing the new China embassy.

It can be said that with China's continuous development, its economic status and military capabilities are getting higher and higher, which has aggravated the strategic anxiety of Britain's position about to decline. They released the image of Britain's "not afraid of China" to the world by expressing the view of China's threat theory, so as to maintain Britain's continued intervention in international affairs.