The law on foreign takeovers is being tightened
It’s not about China, honest
IN SEPTEMBER 2016, Theresa May approved a plan allowing a state-owned Chinese company to take a minority stake in a project to build Hinkley Point nuclear power station, but her government was uncomfortable with the decision. It carried out a review of its power to control foreign investments from a national-security standpoint, and found it wanting.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “For your protection”
Britain November 14th 2020
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