Blog: Why China Is Restructuring Its Science and Tech Ministry

The State Council Institutional Reform Plan unveiled Tuesday the restructuring of the Ministry of Science and Technology. It’s the third time the ministry will undergo such a reorganization in six years.

By all technology policy expert accounts, this restructuring is very significant. The ministry’s current management responsibilities and various subordinate agencies will be separately transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Health Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.