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National funds are not allowed to purchase computers, printers, office supplies, nor are they allowed to be used for patent maintenance fees

National Natural Science Foundation of China: The State Council in 1986 The establishment of the National Natural Science Foundation of China was approved on February 14, 2018. The Natural Science Foundation of China effectively uses the National Natural Science Foundation of China in accordance with the national guidelines, policies and plans for the development of science and technology, supports basic research, adheres to free exploration, plays a guiding role, discovers and To cultivate scientific and technological talents, promote scientific and technological progress and coordinated economic and social development, a funding structure consisting of three series of research projects, talent projects and environmental conditions projects has gradually formed and developed. Adhere to the construction of innovation capabilities as the main line, the cultivation and creation of a large number of innovative talents as the core, the construction of an innovative environment as the focus, and the innovation of mechanisms and systems as the guarantee, continuously improve the country's independent innovation capabilities, and build an innovative country.