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State-Owned Enterprises Warned of Upcoming “Winter Conditions”
Shao Ning, Vice Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), recently attended a management conference at which he stated, “After 30 years of rapid development, the Chinese economy has entered a period of contraction. State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) must prepare for ‘winter conditions’ in the next three to five years.” The first time that the SASAC discussed “winter” was last December when Huang Shuhe, a Deputy Director at SASAC warned twice that SOEs must be prepared for tough winter times in the next three to five years. SASAC Director Wang Yong made similar remarks last March. Wang stated that in a grim economic situation, the SOEs "should identify risk points by improving management and alleviating the bleeding.”
A China Entrepreneurs commentator stated that SOEs are not the only ones that must prepare for a cold winter. “Private enterprises, especially mid to small companies, need to do a better job of preparing for winter. When a cold winter comes, these companies will be the hardest hit as their struggle is in the midst of the market.”
Sources:
Xinhua, June 26, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2012-06/26/c_112287187.htm
China Entrepreneurs, July 9, 2012
http://www.iceo.com.cn/column/28/2012/0709/252364.shtml
Forty Three National Enterprises Qualified Finalist of 2012 “Fortune” Global 500
On July 9, 2012. Fortune Magazine published its 2012 "Fortune Global 500" list of companies as ranked by revenue. Seventy-nine Chinese companies made the list, including 73 Chinese mainland and Hong Kong top companies (the other 6 being Taiwanese with the total representing an increase of 12 over the previous year). Of these, 43 were central enterprises (national companies), an increase of five over the previous year.
Of the 43 central enterprises, the China Merchants Bank, the Emerging Jihua Group, the Anshan Iron and Steel Group, China Power Investment, Huadian Group Ltd., and China Power Construction were new companies on the list.
The 2012 "Fortune Global 500" companies required a minimum full-year operating income of US$22.006 billion, an increase of US$2.52 billion over the minimum income for 2011.
Source: Xinhua, July 10, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2012-07/10/c_112403123.htm
China Review News: After 30 Years of Rapid Growth, China Faces an Economic Correction
China’s rapid economic growth has relied on the low cost of capital, the low cost of labor, and low environmental costs. However, the “three low economic costs” no longer exist in China. It is difficult to manipulate the financial market to maintain the low cost of capital. Labor costs are increasing. Former Foxconn employees’ continuously committing suicide is an extreme reaction to employees long working hours and low pay. The demand for environmental protection is now high across the country. The protest in Shifang is the most recent example.
From 2007 to 2011, one quarter of China’s GDP came from net exportation, real estate development, and the automotive industry. However, in 2012, due to internal and external factors, net exportation, real estate development, and the automotive industry are all slowing down. After nearly 30 years of rapid growth, China has to face a period of economic correction with low economic growth and welfare.
Source: China Review News, July 9, 2012
http://www.zhgpl.com/doc/1021/6/2/2/102162285.html?coluid=53&kindid=0&docid=102162285&mdate=0709071414