Washington, June 8 -- The United States warned British authorities against allowing the opening of a new Chinese embassy in London because of its planned location near the country's important financial centers, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
The Chinese government purchased a historic building in London six years ago, which used to house the Royal Mint, but has still not been able to obtain permission to open a new embassy there. In January, the Financial Times reported that the UK might allow China to open Europe's largest embassy with a number of conditions.
"The United States is deeply concerned about providing China with potential access to the sensitive communications of one of our closest allies," a senior US official...