UK’s Largest Chip Plant Staff Want to Keep China Owners – BBC

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The UK’s largest chipmaker Newport Wafer Fab have urged the British government to allow it to stay under Chinese ownership, the BBC has reported.

A dozen members of staff said they were in “disbelief” at UK ministers ordering China’s Nexperia to sell its 86% stake in the plant and travelled to Westminister to protest against the decision, the report said, but the government has refused to disclose reasons for its decision.

Read the full report: the BBC.

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.