抗议者聚集在伦敦的新中国“巨型巨人”的拟议地点之外

周六，政客和抗议者表示担心它可以用来“控制”持不同政见者，大批人群聚集在伦敦拟议的新中国“巨型埃姆巴西”的遗址之外。

Large crowds gathered outside the proposed site of a new Chinese “mega-embassy” in London on Saturday, as politicians and protesters voiced concerns it could be used to “control” dissidents.

周六，政客和抗议者表示担心，大批人群聚集在伦敦的新中国“巨人”的拟议地点外面，因为政客和抗议者表示担心，它可以用来“控制”持不同政见者。

More than 1,000 people congregated outside the Royal Mint Court, the former headquarters of the UK’s coin maker, near the Tower of China bought the site and has proposed turning the two hectares (five acres) of land into the largest embassy in Europe.

英国硬币制造商的前总部皇家造币厂法院（Royal Mint Court）在中国塔附近的前总部收购了该地点，并提议将两公顷（五英亩）的土地转变为欧洲最大的使馆。

Tower Hamlets council refused planning permission in 2022, citing a range of concerns including the impact of large protests at the site. The Conservative government declined to intervene.

塔姆哈姆雷特委员会（Tower Hamlets Council）在2022年拒绝了计划许可，理由是一系列担忧，包括在现场抗议的影响。保守党政府拒绝干预。

Beijing resubmitted the application after Labour came to power and the government called it in after the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, raised it directly with Keir Starmer. Cabinet ministers Yvette Cooper and David Lammy have signalled their support for the proposal and a local inquiry hearing will begin next week.

在工党上台后，北京重新提交了该申请，政府在中国总统习近平直接与Keir Starmer提出了此申请。内阁部长伊维特·库珀（Yvette Cooper）和戴维·拉米（David Lammy）表示，他们对该提案的支持表示支持，下周将开始当地调查听证会。

The final decision rests with Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary.

最终决定是副总理兼住房秘书安吉拉·雷纳（Angela Rayner）。

Those protesting, including many people from Hong Kong who have sought refuge in the UK, expressed concerns that the embassy could be used to “control” and illegally detain dissenters.

那些抗议的人，包括来自英国寻求庇护的香港的许多人，表示担心大使馆可以用来“控制”并非法拘留持不同政见者。

Tai, 50, a carer, said: “We come from Hong Kong. We are afraid that China will use this place to look over us, against us. In Hong Kong, we have many experience of China, the CPP, controlling the freedom and democracy and against the Hong Kong people. We all face this.”

50岁的泰（Tai）是一个照顾者，他说：“我们来自香港。我们担心中国会利用这个地方对我们进行反对。在香港，我们有许多中国，CPP的经验，控制着自由和民主以及对香港人民的控制。我们都面对这个。”

He expressed concerns that the embassy could be used by the Chinese government “to control the Hong Kong people who live in the UK”, adding that: “People leave Hong Kong because they are afraid of the CPP.”

他对中国政府“控制居住在英国的香港人民”可以使用大使馆表示关注，并补充说：“人们离开香港是因为他们害怕CPP。”

Another protester, who gave her name as Mitochondria, 20, expressed similar concerns. “It’s very possible that this building could be used for holding Chinese dissidents who are on British soil to be arrested in a non-legal way,” she said. “A mega-embassy would enable that to happen.”

另一名抗议者以20岁的线粒体的名字表达了类似的担忧。她说：“这座建筑物很有可能被用来拘留在英国土地上以非法律方式逮捕的中国持不同政见者。” “一个巨大的束缚将使这种情况发生。”

She held a blue and white Uyghur flag. “The Chinese government has imperialist interest where they occupy the land of East Turkestan,” she said.

她举行了蓝色和白色的Uyghur旗帜。她说：“中国政府在占领东土耳其斯坦土地的地方具有帝国主义的利益。”

“There’s a genocide ongoing of the Uyghur people, the Muslim people in East Turkestan. They shouldn’t be oppressed. This is why I am holding the flag because we are in the same fight against the same authoritarian government.”

“在东部土耳其人的穆斯林人民中，有一个种族灭绝的人。他们不应该被压迫。这就是为什么我拿着国旗是因为我们正在与同一威权政府进行同样的斗争。”

About halfway through the demonstration, officers dragged a woman to a police van. A large group of protesters dressed in black surrounded the van in an attempt to block it from leaving, shouting “let her go”.

大约在示威活动的一半，警察将一名妇女拖到警车。一大群穿着黑色的抗议者包围了面包车，试图阻止它离开，大喊“放手”。

Another woman appeared to have become unwell and was seen lying on the rain-covered road.

另一个妇女似乎已经不适，被看到躺在雨覆盖的道路上。

Fred, 29, an engineer, expressed concerns the building could be used “to catch people inside the embassy and do espionage”.

29岁的工程师弗雷德（Fred）表示，该建筑物可用于“抓住大使馆并进行间谍活动”。

“We are the beacon of freedom in the world. It’s a shame to see this beautiful compound, our legacy, our pride, fall into a dictator’s hands.”

“我们是世界上自由的灯塔。看到这种美丽的大院，我们的遗产，我们的骄傲，落入独裁者的手中真是可惜。”

A number of high-profile politicians including Iain Duncan Smith, Tom Tugendhat and Labour MP Blair McDougall also spoke to protesters. Tugendhat, the former security minister, said allowing the embassy to go ahead would be a “grave mistake”.

包括Iain Duncan Smith，Tom Tugendhat和Labor MP Blair McDougall在内的许多备受瞩目的政客也与抗议者进行了交谈。前安全部长图根塔（Tugendhat）表示，允许大使馆继续前进将是“严重的错误”。

“It would be a very clear statement that our government had chosen the wrong side and not the side that was for the defence and protection of the British people and our economic future.”

“这将是一个非常清楚的说法，我们的政府选择了错误的一方，而不是为了捍卫和保护英国人民和我们的经济未来。”

He said letting the plans go ahead would send a message to the world that the British government “hasn’t learned the lessons of the last decade” and “just hasn’t been listening”.

他说，让计划继续前进将向世界传达一条信息，即英国政府“没有学到过去十年的课程”和“只是没有倾听”。

Tugendhat told reporters: “The reality is some people made decisions in 2010, 2013, you can understand at the time. You can see the hopefulness and the optimism with which they approached it.

Tugendhat告诉记者：“现实是有些人在2010年，2013年做出决定，您当时可以理解。您可以看到他们对此的希望和乐观。

“To have that same optimism in 2025? It’s not optimism any more, that’s just a wilful ignorance.”

“在2025年有同样的乐观情绪？这不再是乐观主义，这只是故意的无知。”