Li Gui accuses Li Kui? Fake central enterprises sue real central enterprises!

On the evening of August 29, the official official account of China Guangtong Energy Yunnan Co., Ltd. published an article, "Who is behind the rumor making incident of China Guangtong?", saying that it suffered from two online violence incidents of rumor making and slander, and has sued two media, and also sued the State Power Investment Corporation of China, believing that the latter has caused negative impact on its reputation and economic losses.

The enterprise claiming to be a state-owned enterprise under the name of Zhongguangtong has been officially declared by the State Power Investment Corporation of China as having no affiliation with it, and has been officially labeled as a "fake state-owned enterprise".

Securities Times · E Company previously reported that on June 21, the China Tendering and Bidding Public Service Platform issued a bidding announcement, and Zhongguangtong Technology Co., Ltd. issued a bidding announcement for the EPC general contracting of the 4GW photovoltaic off grid hydrogen production project. The bidding amount has reached 35 billion yuan.

According to Qichacha, Zhongguangtong Technology Co., Ltd. was registered and established on June 12th with a registered capital of 50 million yuan. The bidding announcement shows that its 35 billion yuan funding has been self raised.

According to the company registration information, Zhongguangtong Technology Co., Ltd. is a level 6 subsidiary of State Power Investment Corporation of China, with shareholding levels of State Power Investment Corporation of China, State Power Investment Urban Construction Co., Ltd., Guoyuan Weida Technology Co., Ltd., Zhongguangtong New Energy Group Co., Ltd., Zhongguangtong Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhongguangtong Technology Co., Ltd., with each level holding 100% of the shares.

Generally speaking, the further away from the true level of a central enterprise, the more suspicious its identity becomes. Sure enough, the official website of State Power Investment Corporation of China quickly revealed that illegal elements had registered China Power Investment Corporation Urban Construction and Development Co., Ltd., China Power Investment Corporation Urban Construction Co., Ltd., Beijing Guofa Zhonghui Technology Co., Ltd., and Fujian Xinyuan Zhicheng Industrial Co., Ltd. as subsidiaries of State Power Investment Corporation of China through forging relevant materials and other means. In addition, the EPC general contracting bidding for a certain 4GW photovoltaic off grid hydrogen production project published on the internet, and the bidder, China Guangtong Technology Co., Ltd., is not a subsidiary of State Power Investment Corporation of China, and all the bidding and other activities and published projects have nothing to do with State Power Investment Corporation of China.

Under the joint efforts of media reports and the crackdown on counterfeit products by State owned appliances, the government of Suzhou District in Jiuquan, Gansu Province quickly terminated its cooperation with Zhongguangtong. Recently, a reporter from Securities Times · E Company consulted officials in Suzhou District, stating that there has been no further contact with Zhongguangtong since then.

According to a recent report by Southern Weekend, on July 20th, when a reporter from Southern Weekend went to Zhongguangtong Technology Co., Ltd. for an interview, he showed his identity as a journalist and was brutally treated by several people, including the company's head. The reporter's phone was seized and he was trapped at one point, and he was threatened to "kill" or "kill" several times. Southern Weekend later reported the case to the local public security organs. On August 7th, 18 days after the incident, the company handed over the journalist's phone to the police on the grounds of "discovering a mobile phone while cleaning up office supplies in the new office space.".

According to a report by Southern Weekend, after obtaining the project through the identity of a central enterprise, Zhongguangtong contracted the project to an unknown contractor in order to make a profit.

However, Zhongguangtong's view is different, as it believes that the solemn statement issued by State Power Investment Corporation on the situation of illegal enterprises counterfeiting subsidiaries of State Power Investment Group has led to Zhongguangtong being published as a "fake central enterprise" on the entire network, causing great negative impact on the reputation of the enterprise and huge economic losses. Zhongguangtong believes that the three-level, fourth level, fifth level, and sixth level mixed ownership reform of central enterprises is a legal and established development model. Private enterprises have the strength but are not eligible to participate in major projects, so they adopt the payment of management fees and seek development through the nature of central enterprise mixed ownership reform companies. There are tens of thousands of enterprises like this across the country, all aimed at better implementing projects and developing the economy.

If State Power Investment Urban Construction Co., Ltd. is recognized as a third level "fake central enterprise" by State Power Investment, but can still develop its fourth level companies openly, it is due to inadequate supervision by State Power Investment, and China Guangtong is also a victim.

According to China Radio and Television Corporation, the lawsuit was filed against State Power Investment Corporation on July 5, 2023, and was filed on August 4. In fact, the notice posted in the article by Zhongguangtong is for a court to accept a case, not for filing a case. The content shows that it is a reputation dispute case, and the lawsuit meets the legal acceptance conditions.

Zhongguangtong confused the concepts of mixed ownership reform of central enterprises and counterfeiting. The mixed ownership reform of central enterprises is to attract private enterprises to participate, establish joint ventures, and have overlapping equity. However, counterfeit central enterprises do not have joint investment from both parties. It is an illegal way of confusing or forging official seals by using similar names without the knowledge or consent of central enterprises.

A reporter from Securities Times · e Company previously interviewed an internal staff member of State Power Investment Corporation, stating, "Prior to this, we had already discovered these counterfeit central enterprises and applied to the local industry and commerce department to revoke their registration. After the release of the 35 billion yuan tender, we were concerned about the negative social consequences and issued an announcement."

In the list of fake central enterprises announced by the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council in September last year, there were six fake central enterprises with the name of China Guangtong, namely China Guangtong International Holdings Co., Ltd., China Guangtong Supply Chain Holdings Group Co., Ltd., China Guangtong Digital Culture Group Co., Ltd., China Guangtong Construction Engineering Labor Group Co., Ltd., China Guangtong International Insurance Brokerage Co., Ltd., and China Guangtong Health Group Co., Ltd. Among them, Jing Wei is the legal representative of two counterfeit state-owned enterprises. These companies have a common characteristic, tracing upwards, and the ultimate controlling person is the National Material Reserve Bureau of the Ministry of Materials.

For a long time, some illegal elements have maliciously registered enterprises as subsidiaries of central enterprises through forging official seals, false documents, and other means, using the name of central enterprises to carry out economic activities. The "fake central enterprises" and "fake state-owned enterprises" they affiliated with have extended downward and expanded, causing chaos and chaos. They even engage in illegal and criminal activities such as deceiving bank loans, deceiving the public and local governments under the name of state-owned enterprises.

The State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council has conducted two centralized public announcements on "fake central enterprises" and "fake state-owned enterprises" in 2021 and 2022. The State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has clearly stated that fake state-owned enterprises have no affiliation or equity relationship with central enterprises, and there is no investment, cooperation, business or other relationship with them. All their actions are unrelated to central enterprises. Please be vigilant and take precautions against risks from all sectors of society. If any illegal or criminal behavior is found, please report it to the public security organs as soon as possible.