Senior Tory Raises ‘Project Kowtow’ Fears Over UK’s Business Deals With China

Senior Tory Raises ‘Project Kowtow’ Fears Over UK’s Business Deals With China
Sir Iain Duncan Smith in an undated file photo. Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA
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Ministers have been accused of running a “project kowtow” by failing to block the sale of a British microchip manufacturer to a Chinese-backed company.

Conservative former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned the Government is in an “unholy mess” over its approach to business deals involving China. Newport Wafer Fab, based in Newport, South Wales, has been the subject of a takeover by Chinese-owned Nexperia.