Central Science and Technology Commission

The Central Science and Technology Commission (CSTC) is a commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that supervises and coordinates science and technology related policymaking across ministries, agencies, research institutes and industry.

Central Science and Technology Commission

中央科技委员会
Formation	March 2023
Type	Commission directly reporting to the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Region	Mainland China
Leader	Ding Xuexiang
Parent organization	Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Central Science and Technology Commission
Simplified Chinese	中央科技委员会
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngyāng Kējì Wěiyuánhuì

History

The CSTC was established in March 2023 under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping as part of the plan on reforming Party and state institutions.^[1] 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.^[2] In June 2024, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang was revealed to be the leader of the Commission.^[1]

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 (MOST). The Ministry will instead be handling the administrative functions of the commission.^[3] It will also supervise and coordinate science and technology related policymaking across ministries, agencies, research institutes and industry.^[4] The responsibilities of the office of the CSTC will be assumed by the newly reorganized MOST.^[5]

Membership

20th Committee

• Leader
  • Ding Xuexiang, First-ranked Vice Premier^[1]
• Office Director
  • Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology
• Office Deputy Director
  • Lin Xin, Vice Minister of Science and Technology