The move is not unusuable, considering that China is more and more an aggressive competitor to Europe (and France) and has different values than Europe. Doesn't it make sense to lower the risk for all your strategic industries to depend on external and not dependable actors ?
What is really fascinating is HOW the move was done: it was not nationalized in the common sense (the state buying all the shares, using some "strategic actor" argument to force the nationalization) but France took operational control and locked the company. Quite a smart move actually...
What is really fascinating is HOW the move was done: it was not nationalized in the common sense (the state buying all the shares, using some "strategic actor" argument to force the nationalization) but France took operational control and locked the company. Quite a smart move actually...