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The English this site uses for 104 Chinese policy terms, one rendering per term, with a line on what each means. The count is the number of held documents (of 50,271) that use the term in the title, text or attachments; click it to see them. The English words also work in search: first-of-a-kind finds 首台(套).

Support instrumentsConditions on who benefitsIndustrial agendaCompetition and the unified marketTrade, export control and countermeasuresDocuments and how they are cited

Support instruments

ChineseOn this siteMeaningDocuments
专项资金 special fund A budget line for one purpose (e.g. a 商务发展专项资金), paid out through annual application rounds. 4,807
申报指南 application guidelines The notice that opens a funding round: who may apply, for what, how much, by when. 5502010–2026
奖补 award or subsidy Contraction of 奖励 and 补助: a payment after the fact for meeting a target, or a subsidy. 1,963
以奖代补 awards in place of subsidies Paying for results achieved rather than funding the activity in advance. 753
贴息 interest subsidy The government pays part of the interest on a firm's loan. 2,278
风险补偿 risk compensation A fund that reimburses banks or insurers for part of their losses on loans to targeted firms. 9311999–2026
政府引导基金 government guidance fund A state-funded fund that invests equity alongside private capital in targeted sectors. 1232011–2026
产业投资基金 industrial investment fund An equity fund, often state-sponsored, investing in a named industry. 598
首台(套) first-of-a-kind (major equipment) The first unit or set of a domestically developed piece of major equipment; support usually takes the form of insurance compensation or purchase preference. 773
首批次 first batch (new materials) The materials counterpart of 首台(套): the first production batch of a new material. 306
首版次 first version (software) The software counterpart of 首台(套). 211
以旧换新 trade-in A subsidy to replace an old product (car, appliance) with a new one. 686
设备更新 equipment renewal Replacing old production equipment, supported by grants and cheap credit since 国发〔2024〕7号. 949
技术改造 technological upgrading Investment to modernise existing plants; 技改 for short. A long-standing grant line. 2,395
算力券 computing-power voucher A voucher firms spend on cloud or AI computing from approved providers. 942022–2026
创新券 innovation voucher A voucher firms spend on R&D services from approved providers. 2142015–2026
揭榜挂帅 open competition for key projects Literally "post the list, appoint the leader": a funded challenge open to whichever team can solve a named technical problem. 698
研发费用加计扣除 super-deduction of R&D expenses Firms deduct more than 100% of R&D spending from taxable income. 4202011–2026
高新技术企业 high and new technology enterprise A national certification that brings a 15% corporate income tax rate. 1,791
用地保障 land supply Priority or discounted allocation of industrial land. 6432006–2026
购置补贴 Purchase subsidy The measure screen's class "Purchase subsidy". 399
以旧换新补贴 Trade-in / scrappage subsidy The measure screen's class "Trade-in / scrappage subsidy". 152
运营补贴 Operating subsidy The measure screen's class "Operating subsidy". 3172006–2026
建设补贴 Capital grant The measure screen's class "Capital grant". 1392007–2026
奖补资金 Capital grant The measure screen's class "Capital grant". 626
税收减免 Tax relief The measure screen's class "Tax relief". 2081999–2026
担保 Credit guarantee The measure screen's class "Credit guarantee". 4,022
政策性贷款 Policy lending The measure screen's class "Policy lending". 702003–2026
引导基金 Guidance fund / state equity The measure screen's class "Guidance fund / state equity". 884
股权投资 Guidance fund / state equity The measure screen's class "Guidance fund / state equity". 1,360
电价优惠 Electricity price concession The measure screen's class "Electricity price concession". 422010–2026
上网电价 Feed-in tariff / power price subsidy The measure screen's class "Feed-in tariff / power price subsidy". 1522003–2026
度电补贴 Feed-in tariff / power price subsidy The measure screen's class "Feed-in tariff / power price subsidy". 102014–2026
首台套 First-of-a-kind support The measure screen's class "First-of-a-kind support". 1392011–2026
首批次保险补偿 First-of-a-kind support The measure screen's class "First-of-a-kind support". 82019–2026
进口免税 Import duty relief on inputs The measure screen's class "Import duty relief on inputs". 382007–2026
路权 Usage privilege The measure screen's class "Usage privilege". 1292007–2026
号牌 Usage privilege The measure screen's class "Usage privilege". 323
停车优惠 Usage privilege The measure screen's class "Usage privilege". 142020–2025
采购比例 Procurement quota The measure screen's class "Procurement quota". 402006–2025
外资准入 Foreign investment rule The measure screen's class "Foreign investment rule". 1592010–2026
股比 Foreign investment rule The measure screen's class "Foreign investment rule". 2982004–2026
关税 Import tariff The measure screen's class "Import tariff". 1,375

Conditions on who benefits

ChineseOn this siteMeaningDocuments
在本市注册 registered in this city An eligibility condition: only firms registered locally may apply. Also 注册地在…, 在本区设立. 472010–2026
依法纳税 pays taxes here Often paired with local registration: the firm's taxes must be paid in the issuing place. 1442003–2026
本地配套率 local supply share The share of a product's inputs bought from local suppliers. 422007–2026
国产化率 domestic content rate The share of a product's value made in China. 162004–2026
优先采购 purchase preference Buyers are told to buy a named kind of product, often local or domestic, first. 3762003–2026
自主品牌 own brand A brand owned by a Chinese firm; support conditioned on it excludes foreign brands. 618
自主知识产权 own intellectual property IP owned by a Chinese entity; a common eligibility condition. 1,1812000–2026
内资企业 domestically funded firm A firm without foreign investment; conditions limited to them exclude foreign-invested firms. 1202002–2026
外商投资企业 foreign-invested enterprise A firm with foreign shareholders, whatever the share; 外资企业 for short. 7931986–2026
规范条件 industry standard conditions MIIT's list of conditions a plant must meet; listed firms get access to support and markets. 1292011–2026
白名单 whitelist A list of approved firms or products; being on it can be a condition for support or sales. 3582013–2026
目录 catalogue A list of eligible products, firms or technologies that a support measure refers to. 9,163
本地生产 Local production condition The measure screen's class "Local production condition". 402004–2026
本地配套 Local content condition The measure screen's class "Local content condition". 722007–2026

Industrial agenda

ChineseOn this siteMeaningDocuments
新质生产力 new quality productive forces Xi Jinping's term (2023) for growth led by technology and new industries; the 2026 Opinions make it a programme. 955
战略性新兴产业 strategic emerging industries The priority industries named in each five-year plan (new energy, new materials, biotech, IT…). 1,838
未来产业 future industries Earlier-stage priorities: quantum, embodied AI, hydrogen and fusion, brain–computer interfaces, 6G. 7432006–2026
低空经济 low-altitude economy Drones, eVTOL aircraft and the services around them below about 1,000 m. 4572020–2026
专精特新 specialised and sophisticated SMEs Specialised, refined, distinctive and innovative small firms: a certification ladder with support at each step. 1,488
小巨人 little giant The national tier of 专精特新 certification. 819
国产替代 domestic substitution Replacing imported products with Chinese ones. 472016–2026
进口替代 import substitution Producing at home what was imported. 411986–2026
自主可控 self-reliant and controllable Technology China can produce and control without foreign inputs. 4092011–2026
卡脖子 chokepoint technology Literally "stuck by the neck": technologies where foreign suppliers can cut China off. 4032008–2026
信创 IT application innovation The programme to replace foreign IT (chips, operating systems, databases) in government and key sectors. 2052010–2026
产业链 industrial chain A sector's chain of suppliers and buyers; 补链、强链、延链 = fill gaps in, strengthen and extend it. 5,006
链长制 chain-chief system A senior official is made responsible for developing one local industrial chain. 682020–2026
招商引资 investment attraction Local governments' drive to bring in investment, often with land, tax and grant packages. 1,900
双碳 dual carbon The goals of peaking CO2 emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. 2032021–2026
人工智能+ AI Plus The 2025 programme to apply AI across industries (国发〔2025〕11号). 483
十五五 15th Five-Year Plan The plan period 2026–30. 7522020–2026

Competition and the unified market

ChineseOn this siteMeaningDocuments
公平竞争审查 fair competition review The check every new policy must pass for local protection or favouritism; a State Council Regulation since 2024. 738
全国统一大市场 unified national market The drive (2022 Opinions) to remove local barriers to trade and competition inside China. 3232015–2026
地方保护 local protectionism Rules or practices that favour firms from the issuing locality. 369
市场分割 market segmentation Barriers that split the national market by region. 1092005–2026
内卷式竞争 involution-style competition Destructive price competition and duplicated capacity; the 2024–25 campaign against it. 62025–2026
违规返还 improper rebates Local governments returning taxes or fees to a firm in breach of the rules. 12023–2023

Trade, export control and countermeasures

ChineseOn this siteMeaningDocuments
两用物项 dual-use items Goods and technology with civilian and military uses, under the Export Control Law. 962006–2026
出口管制管控名单 export control list MOFCOM's list of foreign entities to which dual-use exports are banned. 172025–2026
关注名单 watch list MOFCOM's list of foreign entities whose end use cannot be verified; exports need extra checks. 232006–2026
不可靠实体清单 unreliable entity list MOFCOM's list of foreign firms barred from trade or investment in China. 122021–2026
反制 countermeasure A measure China describes as answering a foreign one. 772008–2026
反外国制裁法 Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law The 2021 law under which China lists foreign persons for countermeasures. 212025–2026
反倾销 anti-dumping Duties on imports sold below normal value. 582002–2026
反补贴 countervailing (anti-subsidy) Duties on imports that benefit from foreign subsidies. 432002–2026
稀土 rare earths The 17 rare-earth elements; mining, processing and export are licensed. 6081985–2026

Documents and how they are cited

ChineseOn this siteMeaningDocuments
文号 document number The issuer's serial number, e.g. 国办发〔2024〕7号: issuer code, year, serial. The key that joins a document to the ones citing it. 1,296
国发 State Council document Numbered documents of the State Council itself. 3,530
国办发 State Council General Office document Numbered documents of the State Council's General Office. 4,379
国函 State Council letter Approvals and replies, usually to one province or ministry. 1921985–2026
令 order (regulation) Numbered regulations and rules (国务院令, 部令). 9,334
意见 opinions A policy document setting direction and tasks; often the central document provinces implement. 21,540
实施方案 implementation plan The document a lower level issues to carry out a higher-level policy. 8,142
若干措施 measures A list of concrete support or reform measures, often with amounts. 1,310
办法 measures (rules) Administrative rules, e.g. how a fund is managed. 21,140
实施细则 implementing rules Detailed rules under a higher-level document. 4,277
征求意见稿 draft for comment A draft published for public consultation; not in force. 9862009–2026
解读 official explanation The issuer's own explanation of a document, published alongside it. 5,508
成文日期 date of signature The date the document was signed; the site's "dated". 8932004–2026
转发 forwarding A lower level reissues a higher-level document to its own subordinates, sometimes with additions. 2,989
贯彻落实 implement The formula a local document uses to name the central policy it carries out. 15,696