英国高等法院驳回了对中国在伦敦建设新大使馆项目的法律挑战，该项目由此获准继续推进。[1]提出诉讼的皇家铸币厂居委会代表约100处房产的家庭和企业，对大使馆的选址提出了多项顾虑。[1]
居委会担忧该大使馆"可能导致恐怖袭击或压制抗议"，并声称大使馆可能被用于"执行专制中国法律"和"针对持不同政见者"。[1]此外，居委会还关切外交豁免权可能导致安全义务无法强制执行的问题。[1]高等法院的两名法官最终作出驳回决定。[1]英国政府和伦敦塔哈姆莱茨自治市此前表示已充分考虑居民关切。[1]
Britain's High Court has dismissed a legal challenge to China's plans for a new embassy in London, rejecting concerns raised by the Royal Mint Community Association [1]. The association, which represents approximately 100 residential properties and businesses in the area, had contested the project's approval on multiple grounds [1].
The residents' group expressed concerns that the embassy, to be located near the Tower of London, could become a target for terrorist attacks or be used to suppress protests [1]. The association further alleged that the facility might serve to enforce "authoritarian Chinese law" and be deployed against political dissidents [1]. Additionally, the group raised concerns that diplomatic immunity could prevent the enforcement of safety obligations [1]. Despite these objections, the British government and Tower Hamlets Council determined that resident concerns had been adequately addressed, and two High Court judges upheld that position by rejecting the challenge [1].