Embassy of China: Proposed New Site Debate
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Lord Spellar
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Embassy of China: Proposed New Site
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Lord Spellar (Lab)
My Lords, is it not a fact that diplomatic relations are about the conduct of our international relations with countries and do not imply approval or disapproval one way or the other? Right around the world, big countries have big embassies. China is a big country. That is just a fact.
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)
I have so many jokes about size in my head at the moment— I am not going to go there. I note what my noble friend says. I do not think it is any surprise that China would want to have a substantial presence in London.