UK Nationalizes British Steel as China Expresses Anger Over Seizure of Its Investment

Guardian—The British government took British Steel into public ownership, prompting angry protests from China, which held a major stake through its company Jingye Group. Beijing declared it was 'strongly dissatisfied' and 'strongly disapproves' of the nationalization decision. The UK government cited the need to protect thousands of steelworker jobs and preserve strategic domestic manufacturing capacity. The move reflects growing tension between Western governments and Chinese industrial investors over critical industries.

• Guardian — China said it was 'strongly dissatisfied' with the UK's decision to nationalize British Steel
• Sky News — British Steel taken into public ownership
• BBC — The UK nationalized British Steel to protect jobs and preserve domestic steelmaking capacity
• BBC — China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
• Reuters — China disapproves of British Steel nationalisation decision by UK