2009-03-13 02:06:44 GMT2009-03-13 10:06:44 (Beijing Time)  China Daily 

The British Government will welcome Chinese companies that plan to invest in the United Kingdom through acquisitions, a senior government official said in Beijing on Wednesday.

"We have always been open to foreign investment by acquisitions. In this financial difficulty, some British companies will welcome foreign investment to strengthen their capital base," said Alastair Morgan, the UK's director of trade and investment in China.

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