中国商务部长王文濤与英国商业暨贸易大臣雷诺兹于1月28日进行了视频通话。[1]王文濤就中国敬业集团旗下英国钢铁公司被英国政府国有化一事表达了关切，敦促英方遵守相关国际规则，确实履行中英投资保护协定有关义务。[1]敬业集团于2020年收购英国钢铁公司，投资额达12亿英镑。[1]
雷诺兹在通话中回应称，英国将聘请第三方进行独立评估，并予以合理补偿。[1]英国钢铁公司原于2019年因经营困难进入破产清算程序。[1]
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch held a video conference on January 28, during which Wang expressed China's concerns over the British government's nationalization of British Steel, which is owned by Chinese company Jingye Group [1]. Wang stated: "China attaches great importance to the British Steel nationalization issue and urges the UK to comply with relevant international rules and fulfill its obligations under the China-UK Investment Protection Agreement" [1].
Jingye Group acquired British Steel in 2020 with an investment of 1.2 billion pounds, equivalent to approximately 52.2 billion Taiwan dollars [1]. The company had entered bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings in 2019 due to operational difficulties [1]. During the call, Badenoch responded that the UK would engage a third party to conduct an independent assessment and provide reasonable compensation [1].