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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney and agencies

China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with nationalisation of British Steel

An aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe works in England
The Department for Business and Trade said the move was essential to maintain steel production at British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

China’s government has said it is “strongly dissatisfied” with the decision to nationalise British Steel this week, 15 months after the UK government intervened to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and the loss of 4,000 jobs.

On Thursday, British Steel was brought under public ownership to protect “the future of steel production”, the government announced.

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