记者:周局长,请您谈谈什么是企业破产制度和实行这一制度的必要性好吗?周立和:企业破产是为了适应社会主义有计划的商品经济的发展和经济体制改革的需要,促进全民所有制企业自主经营,加强经济责任制和民主管理,改善经营状况,提高经济效益,保护债权人、债务人的合法权益实行的。它是指依据《中华人民共和国企业破产法》规定,对因经营管理不善造成严重亏损,不能清偿到期债务和无法继续经营的企业,依法宣告破产。 Reporter: Zhou Zhou, please talk about what is the bankruptcy system and the necessity of implementing this system? Zhou Lihe: Enterprise bankruptcy is to adapt to the planned development of the socialist commodity economy and the need for economic restructuring. Promote the self-management of state-owned ownership enterprises, strengthen economic accountability and democratic management, improve business conditions, increase economic efficiency, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of creditors and debtors. It means that according to the “People’s Republic of China Enterprise Bankruptcy Law” stipulates that enterprises that have caused serious losses due to poor management and management, are unable to pay off due debts and cannot continue to operate, they declare bankruptcy according to law.