A commonly used idiom, lā láng pèi refers to the action of picking two people without mutual love and force them into marriage, usually by conservative parents. The phrase is now commonly used when the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) forces unwilling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to merge. These 'arranged marriages' may bail out other SOEs on the edge of bankruptcy or force participation in mixed-ownership reforms. SASAC officials often use the idiom negatively in speeches, and sometimes in government documents, where they say the state ‘will not arrange marriage’ among SOEs.