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How China Wants to Overhaul its $16 Trillion Corporate Monster
The Jiangsu Tieben Iron Co. Ltd. steel mill outside Changzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
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How do you dismantle a $16 trillion government behemoth that controls everything from nuclear power plants to tourism kiosks?
That’s the task facing Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of the biggest shake-up of state-run companies since the late 1990s, when millions lost their jobs as unprofitable units were sold or shuttered and bigger companies listed their best parts on the stock market.