This is one of the major problems with understanding how China operates. We view China through a Western lens, and just assume we are right - which has very bad

This is one of the major problems with understanding how China operates. We view China through a Western lens, and just assume we are right - which has very bad policy outcomes. If you read a lot about how the CCP operates (I specify the CCP to differentiate the CCP running the PRC since 1949 from the ROC who fled to Taiwan), it is highly probable that those companies share the same database and have common state ties. If you want data on this assertion research "capitalism with socialist characteristics." If you want the data straight from China read their 14th 5-year plan (I wish the US had these kinds of plans) translated by Georgetown University here [1]. China is very open about what they are doing in published writing. If you want more information read "The World According to China" by Liz Economy. I can suggest about 10 other books too, but that book was published in 2022 and is the most relevant book I read. Unfortunately China's government from a Western lens is such a complex topic I can't simply link to one article about how China runs its economy and "private" organizations to prove my point. This complexity unfortunately leads to people making false assumptions about how China operates without the requisite knowledge - and then deciding how we should make policy decisions towards China. [1] https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/china-14th-five-year-plan/ https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/china-14th-five-year...