The Central Science and Technology Commission (CSTC) is a commission of the Central Committee of the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...

(CCP) that supervises and coordinates science and technology related policymaking across ministries, agencies, research institutes and industry.

History

The CSTC was established in March 2023 under CCP general secretary

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, ...

as part of the

plan on reforming Party and state institutions The plan on reforming Party and state institutions ( zh, , p=Dǎng hé guójiā jīgòu gǎigé fāng'àn, s=党和国家机构改革方案) was a large-scale reform of the institutions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Repub ...

. The commission held its first meeting in July 2023. The Ministry of Science and Technology subsequently announced on its website that cadres were studying the outcome of the meeting. In June 2024, Vice Premier

Ding Xuexiang Ding Xuexiang (; born 13 September 1962) is a Chinese politician and the sixth-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. As the director of the General Office of the CCP, Ding serves as an important politi ...

was revealed to be the leader of the Commission.

Role and organization

According to the reform measures announced in March 2023, the CSTC will conduct strategic planning and policy setting for science and technology development. taking over these functions from the

Ministry of Science and Technology A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science. List of Ministries of Science Many countries have a Ministry of Science or Ministry ...

(MOST). The Ministry will instead be handling the administrative functions of the commission. It will also supervise and coordinate science and technology related policymaking across ministries, agencies, research institutes and industry. The responsibilities of the office of the CSTC will be assumed by the newly reorganized MOST.

Membership

20th Committee

* Leader **

, First-ranked Vice Premier *Office Director **

Yin Hejun Yin Hejun (; born 14 January 1963) is a Chinese politician and engineer, currently serving as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternat ...

, Minister of Science and Technology *Office Deputy Director **Lin Xin, Vice Minister of Science and Technology

References

{{Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Deliberative and coordinating bodies of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2023 establishments in China