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The Role of SOEs in China's Future

Vested interests have capped the growth of the private sector in China. The Chinese government needs to promote greater competition between the state-owned enterprise sector and the private sector.

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By Yukon Huang
Published on Nov 13, 2012
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Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box, Carnegie's Yukon Huang discussed what needs to be done to strengthen China's business environment. Vested interests have capped the growth of the private sector in China, he explained. The Chinese government needs to promote greater competition between the state-owned enterprise sector and the private sector.

Yukon Huang
Senior Fellow, Asia Program
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