Chinese plan to supply Scottish wind farm 'is a security threat' - The Times
Chinese plan to supply Scottish wind farm ‘is a security threat’
A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and should be halted, an SNP MP has said.
Stewart McDonald, the former nationalist defence spokesman at Westminster who holds a belligerent stance towards China, said Mingyang Smart Energy Group must not be allowed to expand into Europe.
Concern is growing about Beijing-backed companies being involved in key parts of the UK’s energy infrastructure.
This has only intensified after a wave of cyber attacks. This week, Ministry of Defence information was stolen in an attack believed to have been carried out by China.
A group of MPs, including McDonald, were told in March that they had been targets of Beijing in cyberattacks on
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