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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the Chinese mega-embassy in London getting approved · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Let's go to the UK. Kevin Craig, good morning to
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  Speaker 1: you hi there. And so the United States prison has
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  Speaker 1: gone called the United Kingdom stupid, annual prime minister stupid
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  Speaker 1: over the deal with the Chagos Archipelago. I've never heard
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  Speaker 1: of the Chagos Archipelago. What is the deal and was
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  Speaker 1: it stupid?
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  Speaker 2: Well, this was all agreed back in May and under
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  Speaker 2: this huge agreement to critics would say, the UK is
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  Speaker 2: leasing back something it already owns Mauritius off the Indian Ocean,
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  Speaker 2: is claiming ownership of the Jagos Islands. It's important because
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  Speaker 2: there is a UK US military base on one of
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  Speaker 2: these islands called Diego Garcia. And plenty of people say that, well,
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  Speaker 2: this deal is rubbish, Why is our prime minister doing this?
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  Speaker 2: Or others are saying, well, he's doing the legal and
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  Speaker 2: the loyal thing that they've taken advice and Britain doesn't
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  Speaker 2: own it, so we've got to give it back now.
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  Speaker 2: At the time, the Americans said it was a good deal.
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  Speaker 2: And when I say the Americans, I do mean the
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  Speaker 2: US President. Now he said, well, as we know that,
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  Speaker 2: it is a screen stupidity. Add to that the mix
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  Speaker 2: of course they're all going to Davos. Add to that
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  Speaker 2: the mix that Donald Trump has effectively put on social
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  Speaker 2: media for all to read a private text from the
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  Speaker 2: French President Emmanuel Macron. And add to that the Europeans
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  Speaker 2: pledging can play fire with fire when it comes to
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  Speaker 2: these tariffs about Greenland. What a big mess?
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  Speaker 1: Can we just put them in a room in Davos
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  Speaker 1: and just let them hit each other for a while
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  Speaker 1: and then I'd agree to carry on because this is
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  Speaker 1: getting this is getting ridiculous, But there we go. Okay. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: UK here has approved China's plans for a new embassy
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  Speaker 1: in central London, which I presume is full of all
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  Speaker 1: sorts of gadgets.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, it's absolutely massive, and it's now near Tower Bridge
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  Speaker 2: and the famous Tower of London. But it is not
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  Speaker 2: because of its looks that people are so concerned about it.
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  Speaker 2: It is because it is so huge and there are
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  Speaker 2: lots of rooms that seem to have no particular use,
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  Speaker 2: and that's led to fears by some that Beijing will
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  Speaker 2: use this as a huge spice center. The corner of
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  Speaker 2: the building runs very close to some underground cables which
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  Speaker 2: carry all the financial data across the city of London.
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  Speaker 2: There is concerning there will be evesdropping on those, and
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  Speaker 2: concerns as well that some ex Hong Kongers who are
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  Speaker 2: living here in the UK in freedom but often in
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  Speaker 2: secret are going to be rounded up and housed in
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  Speaker 2: that embassy for interrogation. Those are the claims of the allegations.
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  Speaker 2: China says, that's nonsense. But now add to that type
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  Speaker 2: rope that we just talked about, Sekir Starmer not playing
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  Speaker 2: it as hard as the EU was about these tariffs.
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  Speaker 2: Wanting to remain friends with Donald Trump. Now seeing that
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  Speaker 2: friendship blow up by that quote of great stupidity, what
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  Speaker 2: will Donald Trump say about allowing China such a huge
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  Speaker 2: embassy in the UK. Well, I'm sure we'll find out
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  Speaker 2: on truth Social in the next few hours.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, Kevin Gray from the UK. I thank you for
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  Speaker 1: more from earlier edition with Ryan Bridge.
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