The State Council approved the establishment of the National Natural Science Foundation Committee in February 1986, 14. According to the principles, policies and plans of national science and technology development, the National Natural Science Foundation of China has effectively utilized the National Natural Science Foundation, supported basic research, insisted on free exploration, played a guiding role, discovered and trained scientific and technological talents, and promoted scientific and technological progress and coordinated economic and social development, and gradually formed and developed three series of research projects, talent projects and environmental conditions projects. Adhere to the construction of innovation ability as the main line, to cultivate and bring up a large number of innovative talents as the core, to focus on the construction of innovative environment, and to ensure the innovation of mechanism and system, and constantly improve the country's independent innovation ability and build an innovative country.

In the early 1980s, the National Natural Science Foundation was put forward by 89 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in a letter to the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, with the aim of promoting the reform of China's science and technology system and changing the allocation of scientific research funds. Subsequently, under the cordial care of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the State Council approved the establishment of the National Natural Science Foundation of People's Republic of China (PRC) in February 1986. The Natural Science Foundation insists on supporting basic research, and gradually forms and develops a funding pattern consisting of three series of research projects, talent projects and environmental conditions projects. Over the past 30 years, the Natural Science Foundation has made great achievements in promoting the development of basic research of natural sciences in China, promoting the construction of basic disciplines, and discovering and cultivating outstanding scientific and technological talents.