China urges Britain to provide fair business environment for Chinese firms

HONG KONG, July 23 (Reuters) - China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday he hoped that Britain would provide Chinese companies operating in the United Kingdom with a fair, equitable and non-discriminatory business environment, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Britain nationalised British Steel last week, fully ⁠taking over the loss-making company ​that was previously owned by ​Chinese private steelmaker Jingye on national security grounds.

(Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)