Embassy Siting as Intel Threat

The proposed five‑acre Chinese embassy in London would sit directly above fiber‑optic cables carrying City of London financial traffic. With 200+ staff and modern SIGINT capabilities, such a site could serve as a powerful surveillance perch, raising Five Eyes trust and national‑security concerns. Treating embassy placement as a critical‑infrastructure decision reframes how planning and security interact. — It suggests governments must evaluate embassies as potential intelligence platforms and integrate infrastructure maps into national‑security and urban‑planning decisions.