Reform will streamline science and technology in China

Significance

The new body is part of a major restructuring of the administration. At its apex stands a new Central Commission for Science and Technology, which President Xi Jinping is likely to chair personally.

Impacts

• The administrative restructuring will reduce overlap and fragmentation in science and technology.
• Party and state institutions in science and technology will be more closely integrated, a trend seen in many areas under Xi's leadership.
• China's science and technology efforts will face increasing barriers from Washington and its allies.