BICCS Asia Paper Vol. 4 (6) 1 Mikael Mattlin Chinese Strategic state-owned enterprises and ownership control SOEs and ownership control 2 TheAsia Papersare a product of BICCS’ ongoing research projects. They are published after an internal peer review procedure and aim at a wide public of decision makers, scholars and journalists. Previous issues can be consulted at: www.vub.ac.be/biccs. Recent Asia Papers: Vol. 4 (5): The impact of China’s biofuel policies Vol. 4 (4): Climate change, China and the EU Vol. 4 (3): Making wind: EU-China cooperation on climate change Vol. 4 (2): The elusive axis: Evaluating the China-EU strategic partnership Vol. 4 (1): Le dragon et la tulipe: Les relations sino-Afghanes Mikael Mattlinis a university lecturer at the University of Helsinki, where he specializes in China’s foreign policy and political economy. He has extensively worked on the role of the state in domestic economic reforms and the relations between China and the European Union.