117 British Companies Taken Over by China in a Decade Long Corporate Coup

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives to deliver a speech at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, on Feb. 2, 2009. Darren Staples/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Chinese companies have taken over or partly taken over 117 British companies in the last 10 years according to a leading think tank.

A database from the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) showed that companies linked to the Chinese state have taken over or partly taken over the UK companies in key sectors like defence, aviation, semiconductors, information, finance, and other firms that service the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure.