Reports: UK seeks to restrict China's control over Horizon nuclear reactor

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Financial Times reports government is keen that Chinese companies gain only a minority stake in proposed North Wales plant

The government is reportedly seeking to limit China's investment in the UK's nuclear power sector, as the bidding deadline looms for the Horizon nuclear reactor project that has been put up for sale by...

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