China opposes UK’s ‘discriminatory actions’ against China-linked deals

China firmly opposes what it called the British government’s “discriminatory actions” against Chinese firms, the country’s embassy in the UK said after London intervened in Chinese-linked takeovers eight times in the last year.
The British government said in a report that it had blocked or imposed conditions on eight transactions involving China-linked investment in domestic companies under its National Security and Investment Act in the last year.
“We strongly urge the British side to stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and provide a fair, just andnon-discriminatory business environment for them,” the Chinese embassy in London said on Wednesday.