问题如下：
Which of the following statements regarding corporate shareholders is most accurate?
选项：
A.Cross-shareholdings help promote corporate mergers.
B.Dual-class structures are used to align economic ownership with control.
C.Affiliated shareholders can protect a company against hostile takeover bids.
解释：
C is correct.
The presence of a sizable affiliated stockholder (such as an individual, family trust, endowment, or private equity fund) can shield a company from the effects of voting by outside shareholders.
这个题目的A怎么理解？
