1. The concepts of central enterprises and state-owned enterprises are different.

Simply put, central enterprises are a kind of state-owned enterprises. All central enterprises are state-owned enterprises, but not all state-owned enterprises are central enterprises. Central enterprises are a small concept, while state-owned enterprises are a big concept. State-owned enterprises include central state-owned enterprises and local state-owned enterprises, that is, central enterprises and local state-owned enterprises are collectively called state-owned enterprises.

2. Central enterprises are different from subordinate units of state-owned enterprises.

Central enterprises are directly managed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and some heads of central enterprises are appointed by the Central Organization Department. Generally, state-owned enterprises are under the jurisdiction of local governments, while central enterprises are under the management of other central ministries and commissions.

3. The scale of central enterprises and state-owned enterprises is different.

Most of the central enterprises are large enterprises, and more than 85% of the state-owned enterprises listed in China Top 500 are central enterprises. Central enterprises are enterprises owned by the whole people in the true sense and the pillar of the national economy. In the future, central enterprises will define their main business and basically become leading enterprises in the industry. Generally, state-owned enterprises are under the jurisdiction of local governments, and their development will be restricted by regions.

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