>Are you implying that the government of these countries bought those resources and they're now owned by the government

You have to take these issues with nuance instead of looking at them black and white.

If the US government gives you a billion dollar subsidy to do some particular action, is the action that is done the will of the corporation or the will of the government?

If the US government is paying private companies to 'gain information on' foreign entities, is that the will of the private companies or of the government itself?

If when a US company acquires a resource the US government can ask nicely for it with the threat of implied violence if you don't give it, is that a private resource or not?

And, note, I'm talking about the US that has relatively strong property rights and not about China where the government has far more leeway with the operation of companies, and absolutely uses them for nation state level information gathering.