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Torch Program (火炬计划) — Policy Umbrella

Helps define the Torch Program as China's high-tech policy framework, channeling support through separate tax, financing, and innovation mechanisms for eligible firms.

The Torch Program sits under the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center, the operating body linked to China's Ministry of Science and Technology. It is a national policy initiative approved by the State Council in August 1988, not a single grant line, and it exists to organize China's high-technology industrialization agenda. The program's cash-support pieces are handled through separat

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Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.chinatorch.gov.cn