State Development and Investment Corporation (SDIC) (国家开发投资公司) is the largest
state-owned
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investment
holding company
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in China. It was established on 5 May 1995. SDIC's industrial investment mainly goes to
power generation
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,
coal mining
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, ports and shipping,
chemical fertilizer
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production, and other infrastructure or resource-oriented fields as well as high-tech projects.
As a pilot company in state-owned assets management appointed by
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
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(SASAC) of the
State Council of China
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,
SDIC plays a role in optimizing the structure of state sector of the economy.
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Government-owned companies of China
1995 establishments in China
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