1, state-owned enterprises refer to the abbreviation of enterprises owned by the whole people, and central enterprises refer to the abbreviation of enterprises directly under the central government. According to the state-owned assets management authority of China government, the state-owned enterprises in China are divided into central enterprises and local enterprises, so the central enterprises must be state-owned enterprises, but not necessarily state-owned enterprises.

2. The subordinate units of central enterprises and state-owned enterprises are different. The central enterprises are directly managed by SASAC, and the heads of some 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 development trend of central enterprises in the future is that their main business is clear, and they will basically become leading enterprises in the industry with great potential. However, due to different support, state-owned enterprises will not develop as fast as central enterprises.

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Particularity of state-owned enterprises

1. Although state-owned enterprises engage in production and operation for profit, they also have non-profit purposes, or not for profit. State-owned enterprises should implement the national planned economic policy and undertake the national economic management function (regulating social economy).

2. For some important industries and products, knowing that they will not be profitable in a certain period of time, they still need, or more need, state investment to start enterprises, and when their operations can be profitable in the future or the profitability rate is high, civil society will be willing to invest. At this time, the state can often reduce investment or even withdraw from these fields.

3. Although a state-owned enterprise is an organization, it only or mainly contributes to the state. This is different from partnership enterprises, cooperative enterprises, general companies and private enterprises.

4. As the investor of an enterprise, the state is generally not directly responsible for the specific investment management and business activities by the highest state organ (the highest state power organ or the central government), but is responsible for the specific investment, management and business activities by the relevant state organs at all levels or their authorized departments on behalf of the state owners in accordance with the principle of "unified leadership and hierarchical management".

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