Lin Jian says disagreement between Jingye and British government could deter Chinese investment in the UK
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China has urged the British government not to “politicise” the row over the Scunthorpe steel plant, warning that doing so could deter Chinese companies from investing in the UK.
A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that Jingye, the Beijing-based owner of British Steel, had acted as a commercial business when it tried to shut down the plant, not as an arm of the Chinese government.
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