Zombie company?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="zombie">zombie</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> (<span word="China">China</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="blueprint">blueprint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="overhauling">overhauling</span> <span word="bloated">bloated</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="AP">AP</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 14, 2017):</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="chronically">chronically</span> <span word="money">money</span>-<span word="losing">losing</span> “<span word="zombie">zombie</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>” <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Zombies">Zombies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="revived">revived</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="Zombies">Zombies</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voodoo">voodoo</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skeletons">skeletons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="selves">selves</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="zombies">zombies</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifeless">lifeless</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zombies">zombies</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="zombies">zombies</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="lifeless">lifeless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apathetic">apathetic</span>, <span word="e">e</span>.<span word="g">g</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> – <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="zombie">zombie</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="zombies">zombies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="zombies">zombies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unforeseeable">unforeseeable</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="via">via</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bailouts">bailouts</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>.</p>
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