G/SCM/Q2/CHN/75  
 
30 January 2019  
(19-0487) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS F ROM THE UNITED STATE S REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFIC ATION OF CHINA1 
The following communication, dated 28 January 2019 , is being ci rculated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United States . 
 
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The United States appreciates China 's efforts in compiling its most recent subsidy notification, which 
for the first time since China has become a Member, includes both central and sub -central subsidy  
programs in the same document . Unfortunately, as was true for China 's previous notifications, 
China 's most recent notification suffers from both severe under -reporting of important programs and 
significant over -reporting of irrelevant or minor programs.  
 
GENERAL  QUESTIONS  
Question 1  
 
Are any of the notified programs in China's most recent notification related to the steel subsidy 
programs listed in the Article 25.8 submission of the United States and European Union2, which has 
largely gone unanswered by Ch ina? If so, please specify.  
 
Question  2 
 
In China 's most recent trade policy review, the Secretariat 's report states that, during the review 
period, China continued to provide financial support to the fisheries sector and that outlays appear 
to be considerable . It cites an academic source estimating that China 's annual expenditure for 
fisheries subsidies was RMB 40.4 billion in 2013 . However, it notes that official expenditure figures 
for these subsidies programs were not made available to the Secre tariat by the Chinese government . 
Despite multiple international statements calling for increased transparency of fisheries subsidies, 
including most recently the 2017 MC11 Ministerial Decision re -committing Members to 
implementation of existing notificati on obligations under Article 25.3 of the Agreement on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures, and repeated promises by China to provide relevant information, China 
had previously only notified three marginal fisheries subsidies programs in its 17 years of 
WTO Membership.  
 
In connection with the 2012 trade policy review of China, the United States cited a 2003 study with 
a similarly large estimate of the total value of support provided by China . China responded that it 
would provide a fisheries subsidies noti fication after agreement on strengthened notification 
requirements in the context of the Doha Round (despite a current obligation under the Agreement 
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures). In connection with the 2014 trade policy review of China, 
the S ecretariat 's report uncovered 33 fisheries subsidies measures . China responded that it needed 
more time to respond given the ambiguous descriptions of support projects for fisheries, various 
sources of information, and unidentified competent authorities, e xecutors and scope of these support 
projects . In April 2016, the United States counter -notified 44 fisheries subsidies measures under 
Article 25.10 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and provided full 
                                                
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  translated copies of each measure .3 China responded that it had notified three  of these measures 
and continued to argue for more time . In July 2016, China submitted its first -ever sub -central 
government subsidy notification, yet no fisheries subsidies were included, even though the  majority 
of the measures uncovered by the Secretariat and counter -notified by the United States were sub -
central government measures . In connection with the 2016 trade pol icy review of China, the 
United  States again asked China when it would notify all of  its fisheries subsidies . China responded 
that it is reviewing its fisheries subsidies and will deliberate on the notification issue based on the 
review results and the work in progress.  
 
In responding to this issue at China 's trade policy review last year , China stated that:  
 
Information verified will be reflected in the notification of subsidies to be submitted by 
China . China 's notification will be updated to the years of 2015 -2016. China will also 
continue its efforts in respect of the notification obli gation under the SCM agreement.  
However, in China 's most recent subsidy notification, there appear to be only six fisheries subsidies 
programs . China is the world 's largest wild fish harvester, and primary source evidence continues to 
mount indicating that  its fisheries subsidies programs are numerous and substantial . Given China 's 
longstanding obligation to notify all of its fisheries subsidies under Article 25 of the Agreement on 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and Members ' repeated requests over ma ny years for 
information, when will China finally provide a full accounting of all of its fisheries subsidies at all 
levels of government?  
 
Question  3 
 
Is it China 's position that since becoming a WTO Member it has never provided subsidies for the 
construc tion, acquisition or renovation of fishing vessels (with th e possible exception of 
Program  1.63 Subsidy for scrapping and dismantling vessels and for ship type standardization )? 
Please explain.  
 
Question  4 
 
Is it China 's position that it has never provided  fuel subsidies to its fishing industry since becoming 
a WTO Member? We note the funding line in China 's budget titled "Subsidies for Refined Oil Price 
Reform for Industries Such as Fisheries and Forestry ". 
 
Question  5 
 
For Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, and Zh ejiang provinces, China notified only district -level and/or 
municipal -level programs . Please explain why no province -level programs were notified for these 
provinces . For a large number of other provinces (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, 
Heilongj iang, Qinghai, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Tibet Autonomous Region), China notified only one 
province -level program . Please explain why only one province -level program was notified for these 
provinces . For two direct -administered municipalities (Beijing and Chon gqing), China notified only 
one municipal -level program . Please explain why only one municipal -level program was notified for 
these direct -administered municipalities . In summary, it appears that China has not provided a 
complete notification for sub -central subsidy programs.  
 
Question  6 
 
Have any of the legal measures referenced in the sub -central section of China 's notification been 
published on the MOFCOM Gazette ? If so, please specify.  
 
Question  7 
 
Please explain why China has not notified any so -called "government guidance funds, " such as the 
National IC Investment Fund Co. Ltd (IC Fund) . 
 
                                                
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  Question  8 
 
How does China determine which industries should be supported by a government guidance fund ? 
How do  individual companies qualify for equity investments by these funds ?  
 
Question  9 
 
Do private investors in these government guidance equity investment funds invest on the exact 
same terms as the government investors (including state -owned and state-invested enterprises) or 
do the funds provide for the possibility for the government (including state -owned and state -invested 
enterprises) to compensate private investors for losses incurred or allow the government to 
relinquish its share of profits  to private investors?  
 
Question  10 
 
Please provide a list of all government guidance funds currently in operation by the central and sub -
central governments, and the dates the funds were started.  
 
Question  11 
 
On what basis does China determine which lega l measures to reference under the standard request 
to provide information on the "Legislation under which it [the subsidy] is granted "? Can the legal 
basis of a subsidy program in China exclusively be a normative document ? (This seems to be the 
case for mo st of the subsidy programs in China 's notification.)  
 
Question  12 
 
In its 24 October 2017 replies to questions from the United States regarding the sub -central new 
and full notification of China (G/SCM/Q2/CHN/73), China stated that it "believes that there are 
two types of sub -central subsidy programs: one of them is formulated by sub -central governments 
on their own and are completely covered by local finance alone; the other of them are jointly covered 
by central and local finance ". Of the 108 sub -central subsidy programs in China 's most recent 
notification, can China specify which programs are "formulated by sub -central governments on their 
own and are completely covered by local finance alone " and which are "jointly covered by central 
and local finance "? 
 
Question  13 
 
China notified two sub -central programs related to "strategic emerging industries ": Program  2.17 – 
"Fund for development of emerging industries in Nanjing City of Jiangsu Province " and Program 2.89 
– "Fund for development of emerging industries in Shanghai Municipality (Hongkou District) ". China 
did not notify other sub -central programs related to "strategic emerging industries ". However, other 
sub-central "strategic emerging industries " programs appear to exist . One example is a municipal -
level program from Guangxi province, apparently administered according to the Liuzhou Municipality 
Measures on the Administration of Strategic Emerging Industries Development Special -Purpose 
Funding  (Liuzhou Municipal Industry an d Information Technology Commission, Liu Gong Xin Tong 
[2015] No. 170, issued November 2, 2015) . Please explain why such other programs related to 
"strategic emerging industries " were not notified.  
 
Question  14 
 
China maintains a national budget for "Gover nment -managed Funds ". According to Article 12 of the 
Provisional Measures for the Administration of Government -managed Funds (Cai Zong [2010] 
No. 80), each of the funds outlined in the "Government -managed Funds " budget are governed by, 
inter alia, an Admin istration Measure . An example of such an Administration Measure are the 
Provisional Measures for the Administration of Renewable Energy Price Subsidy Funding (Cai Jian 
[2012] No. 102), which outlines subsidy eligibility criteria and other program details . Please explain 
whether China has notified subsidy programs funded under its national budget for "Government -
managed Funds ". If so, which programs?  
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  Question  15 
 
China 's 2015 and/or 2016 budget (set out in Tax Rebates and Transfer Payments in the General 
Public Budget from the Central Government to Local Governments ) lists at least 18 other special -
purpose funding line items that China did not notify and which appear to be potentially trade -
impacting, including:  
 
a. Special -Purpose Funding for National Science and Technology Innovation Base (System) 
Capacity Building  
b. Central Fiscal Funding to Guide Development of Local Science and Technology  
c. Special -Purpose Funding  for Grassroots Popularization of Science Action Plan  
d. Special -Purpose Funding for Renewable Energ y Development  
e. Target Price Subsidy  
f. Subsidies for Refined Oil Price Reform for Industries Such as Fisheries and Forestry  
g. Funding for Agricultural Support Protection Subsidies  
h. Funding for Forestry Subsidies  
i. Subsidy for Local Vehicle Purchase Tax Income  
j. Subsidies for Refined Oil Price Reform for Industries Such as Urban Public Transportation, 
Rural Highway Buses, and Taxis (2015 budget)  
k. Subsidies for Refined Oil Price Reform for Special Industries (2016 budget)  
l. Subsidized Interest Rates for National Eco nomic and Technological Development Zones and 
Border Cooperation Zones in the Central and Western and Other Regions (2015 budget)  
m. Subsidized Interest Rates for Ethnic Group Trade and Ethnic Group Special Merchandise 
Manufacturer Loans  
n. Mining Subsidy and Exploration Rights Use Fee Expenditure (2015 budget)  
o. Special -Purpose Funding for Public Interest Geological Work (2016 budget)  
 
Please explain why China did not notify these special -purpose funding line items.  
 
Question  16 
 
Please explain why China did not  notify the NDRC Special Projects Construction Fund program?  
 
Question  17 
 
Article 3.4 of the Interpretation on 2015 Central State -owned Capital Management Budget states:  
 
State -owned capital injections [account for] 53.6 billio n yuan, including: 
26.5 billion yuan expenditures for structural adjustment of the state -owned economy, 
[which is] used to sort out equity relations and support enterprise structural adjustment.  
Moreover, Article 3.5 describes an 8.8 billion yuan subsidy policy for state -owned enter prises.  
 
Please explain why these programs have not been notified . What type of subsidy ( e.g., grant, equity 
infusion) was provided under the subsidy policy described in Article 3.5 in 2015 -2016? What state -
owned companies received capital injections and funds for restructuring in 20 15-2016?  
 
PROGRAM -SPECIFIC QUE STIONS  
Program 1.6 Preferential tax policies for the additional calculation and deduction of research and 
development expenses  
Question  18 
 
What are the eligibility criteria for this program ? What industries are eligible under the referenced 
legal measure?  
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  Program 1.8 Preferential tax policies for the incubators of science and technology enterprises  
Question 19 
 
What are the eligibility criteria for this program ? What industries are eligible under  the referenced 
legal measure?  
 
Program 1.10 Preferential tax policies for service enterprises with advanced technology  
Question 20 
 
This program is for service providers . Why is it included in the notification, given that the Agreement 
on Subsidies and Co untervailing Measures only covers goods?  
 
Program 1.12 Preferential tax treatment for projects for environmental protection, water and energy 
conservation  
Question 21 
 
Is imported equipment listed in the referenced catalogues ? Is imported equipment eligibl e for the 
preferential tax treatment?  
 
Program 1.13 Preferential tax treatment for building materials products produced with integrated 
utilization of resources  
Question 22 
 
What does it mean for a product to be produced "with integrated utilization of res ources "? 
 
Question  23 
 
Is imported equipment listed in the referenced catalogue ? Is imported equipment eligible for the 
preferential tax treatment?  
 
Program 1.20 Preferential tax treatment for energy -saving and new energy vehicles and vessels  
Question 24 
 
Are imported vehicles and vessels eligible for the preferential tax treatment?  
 
Program 1.21 Preferential tax treatment for urban public transportation enterprises that purchase 
public buses and trolleybuses  
Question 25 
 
Assuming the purchasers of buses an d trolleys are government entities that provide transportation 
services, why is this program included in the notification?  
 
Program 1.29 Preferential VAT policies for enterprises that employ disabled people  
Program 1.30 Preferential income tax policies for  enterprises that employ disabled people  
Question 26 
 
On what basis are these two programs "specific " under Article 2 of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures and therefore, subject to the notification obligation?  
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  Program 1.31 Preferentia l tax treatment for imported products exclusively used by disabled people  
Program 1.32 Preferential tax treatment for products for the disabled people  
Question 27 
 
What commercial enterprises benefit from these programs such that the program is subject to the 
notification obligation?  
 
Program 1.34 Preferential tax treatment for anti -HIV-AIDS medicine  
Question 28 
 
What commercial enterprises benefit from this program such that the program is subject to the 
notification obligation?  
 
Program 1.35 Preferential tax policies for enterprises engaged in projects of preliminary processing 
of agricultural, forest, animal and fishery products  
Question 29 
 
What is the specific nature and extent of the preferential tax policy for fishermen and fish processors ? 
According to Public Notice by the State Administration of Taxation No. 48, 20114: 
 
Income from pelagic fishing conducted by a pelagic fishing enterprise that is in 
possession of a valid "Qualification Certificate for Pelagic Fishing " issued by the Ministry 
of Agricu lture shall be exempt  from corporate income tax. [emphasis added]  
Is this still the relevant provision ? If not, please cite to the relevant legal provision and specify the 
nature and extent of the preferential tax policy for all types of fishermen and fish  processors.  
 
Program 1.38 Preferential tax policies on imports of seeds (seedlings), breeding stock (fowl), fish 
fries (breeds) and wild animals and plants kept as breeds during the period of the "Twelfth Five -Year 
Plan" and the "Thirteenth Five -Year Plan " 
Question 30 
 
Is the benefit for "fish fries " exclusively for aquaculture ? If not, please explain.  
 
Program 1.46 Tax preferences encouraging enterprises to increase employment  
Question 31 
 
Why is this program "specific " under Article 2 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures, and therefore, subject to the notification obligation?  
 
Program 1.48 Fund for poverty alleviation  
Question 32 
 
This fund appears to provide funds to individuals in poverty, why is it being notified?  
 
Program 1.59 Fund for agricultural resources and ecological protection  
Question 33 
 
How have fishermen qualified for subsidies under this program ? Have any funds under this program 
been used for the construction, acquisition or renovati on of fishing vessels ? How have funds been 
spent for fishermen at the sub -central levels of government under this program ?  
 
                                                
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  Program 1 .60 Subsidy for prevention from and control of pest and disease in forestry  
Question 34 
 
Why was this program notified if funds have only been provided to "grassroots forestry 
organizations "? 
 
Program 1 .62 Subsidy for standardization of inland water vessels  
Question 35 
 
Given that this program relates to transportation services, why was it not ified?  
 
Program 1.63 Subsidy for scrapping and dismantling vessels and for ship type standardization  
Question 36 
 
What is the law under which MOF Circular Cai Jian [2015] No.977 was issued ? Is MOF Circular Cai 
Jian [2015] No.977 a normative document?  
 
Question 37 
 
What is the meaning of "ship type standardization "? Why is this an objective?  
 
Question 38 
 
What are the conditions a fisherman that is scrapping or dismantling a vessel must meet to qualify 
for a subsidy under this program ? Is the fisherman that receives a subsidy for scrapping or 
dismantling a vessel prevented from receiving a subsidy to buy a new fishing vessel or otherwise 
prevented from returning to fishing to earn a living?  
 
Question 39 
 
Although the word "renovation " is not in the title  of this program, it is referenced in the program 
description . Please confirm that this program also subsidizes the renovation of fishing vessels . What 
percentage of funds under this program in 2015 have gone towards scrapping or dismantling vessels 
and what percentage of funds in 2015 have gone towards renovating vessels?  
 
Question 40 
 
According to some academic research, in the period leading up to 2015, China has decreased the 
number  of its fishing vessels but has increased the total tonnage  and total engine  power of its fishing 
fleet.5 Does China agree with this conclusion?  
 
Question 41 
 
What programs did the central government have in place prior to 2015 for the construction, 
acquisition or renovation of fishing vessels?  
 
Program 1.64 Fisherman onshor e resettlement subsidy  
Question 42 
 
How do fishermen become eligible for this program ? Is one of the conditions for receiving this subsidy 
that the fishermen not return to wild capture fishing ? Are the subsidies under this program provided 
exclusively to individual fishermen, rather than companies engaged in fishing?  
 
                                                
5 Zhang Hongzhou, China’s Fishing Industry: Current Status, Government Policies, and Future 
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  Question 43 
 
Why were no funds spent in 2016 under this program?  
 
Program 1 .66 Subsidy for scrapping old vehicles  
Question 44 
 
Are imported vehicles eligible under this program?  
 
Program 1 .68 Subsidy for urban public buses  
Question 45 
 
Assuming the purchasers of public buses are government entities that provide transportation 
services, why is this program included in the notification?  
 
Program 1.69 Support for new energy vehicle promotion an d utilization  
Question 46 
 
Are imported vehicles eligible under this program ? Have any purchasers of imported vehicles 
qualified and received a subsidy under this program?  
 
Program 1.76 Fund for construction of sponge cities  
Question 47 
 
This very clearly  appears to be the government provision of infrastructure . Why is it being notified?  
 
Program 1.77 – Fund for Development of Strategic Emerging Industries  
Question 48 
 
China states that the legislation under which this program is granted is "MOF Circular Cai Jian 
No.1111 of 2012 " and that the form of the subsidy is "financial appropriations ". How does China 
define "financial appropriations " in the context of Article 1 of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures ( eg., are they grants, equity i nfusions or can it include both)?  
 
Question 49 
 
According to "MOF Circular Cai Jian No.1111 of 2012, " funds for the development of strategic 
emerging industries are to be used for grants and equity investment in the Strategic Emerging 
Industries Venture Capital Investment Fund in accordance with M OF Circular Cai Jian No. 668 
of 2011. The State Council app roved the establishment of the National Strategic Emerging Industries 
Venture Capital Investment Guidance Fund in De cember 2015 (Guo Han [2015] No.  131). Please 
explain the eligibility criteria for enterprises to receive investment from the Strategic Emerg ing 
Industries Venture Capital Investment Fund and the basis upon which the government decided to 
invest in the eligible industries.  
 
Program 1.80 – Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Fund  
Question 50 
 
China stated that the legislation under which thi s subsidy is granted is "MOF Circular Cai Jian No.567 
of 2012 ". However, "MOF Circular Cai Jian No.567 of 2012 " was repealed and replaced by MOF 
Circular Cai Jian No. 320 of 2016 on June 6, 2016 . Subsequently, but still during the notification 
period, MOF Circular Cai Jian No. No. 320 was repealed and replac ed by MOF Circular Cai Jian No.  844 
of 2016 on December, 1, 2016 . Please explain why China did not notify the two measures that, 
during the notification period ( i.e., 2015 -2016), repealed and replaced th e notified "MOF Circular Cai 
Jian No. 567 of 2012. "  Does this program implement any of the policies or support programs 
envisioned by Made in China 2025?  G/SCM/Q2/CHN/75  
 
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  Question 51 
 
Do any of the other subsidy programs in the notification implement the policies or suppo rt programs 
envisioned by Made in China 2025 ? Please explain how all of the subsidy policies set out in Made in 
China 2025 are being effectuated.  
 
Question  52 
 
For those programs relating to Made in China 2025, please explain the purpose of the various tar gets 
relating to domestic production, domestic market share for domestic production, international 
market share for domestic production, Chinese exports as a percentage of total domestic production, 
and other targets . Such targets are provided, for example , in the October 2015 Made in China 2025 
Key Area Technology and Innovation Technology Roadmap, which was published by China 's National 
Strategic Advisory Committee on Building a Strong Manufacturing Nation.  
 
Question 53 
 
There appear to be several distinct subsidy programs that draw fu nding from the notified 
Program  1.80 "Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Fund, " which are outlined in a variety of 
measures that are pursuant to the notified measure "MOF Circular Cai Jian No. 567 of 2012 ". Please  
explain why the other subsidy programs that draw funding from the notified Program 1.80 were not 
notified . Examples of programs not notified are outlined in measures including:  
 
• MIIT Notice on Issuing the 2015 Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Key P roject 
Guide  (Gong Xin Bu Gui [2015] No. 252), which lists 20 specific projects for subsidization 
in Attachment 1 and at Section 3(2)2 states that funding is to be managed in accordance 
with the notified measure "MOF Circular Cai Jian No. 567 of 2012 ". 
• MIIT Notice on Issuing the 2016 Industrial Transformati on and Upgrading (Made in 
China  2025) Key Project Guide  (Gong Xin Bu Gui Han [2016] No. 433), which lists 
18 specific projects for subsidization in Attachment 1 and at Section 3(2)3 states that 
funding is  to be managed in accordance with Industrial Transformation and Upgrading 
(Made in China 2025) Fund Admin Measure  (Cai Jian [2016] No. 320), which replaced 
the notified measure "MOF Circular Cai Jian No. 567 of 2012 " during the notification 
period.  
• Notice on Organizing the Development of Green Manufacturing System Integration Work  
(Cai Jian [2016] No. 797), which at Section 3(3) states that "industrial transformation 
and upgrading funds " are to be used to undertake green manufacturing system 
integration pro jects.  
 
Question 54 
 
The measure notified by China under Program 1.80 – "Industrial transformation and upgrading fund " 
(MOF Circular Cai Jian No.567 of 2012) contains far less detail on the operation of this program than 
does the measure China notified for Program 1.63 – "Subsidy for scrapping and dismantling vessels 
and for ship type standardization " (MOF Circular Cai Ji an [2015] No. 977) . Please explain the 
difference in the level of detail of the measures notified under each program . Specifically, does this 
difference stem from the fact that Program 1.80 is a "fund" program and Program 1.63 is a "subsidy " 
program?  
 
Program 1.81 Reward and support fund for restructuring of industrial enterprises  
Question 55 
 
What percentage of the funds under this program goes towards resettling workers and what 
percentage is provided to industrial enterprises for other purposes ? For what  type of purposes do 
industrial enterprises receive funds under the program beyond resettling workers ?  
 
Program 1.82 Fund for promotion of energy -saving products  
Question 56 
 
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  SUB-CENTRAL PROGRAMS  
Question  57 
 
To what extent do the notified sub -central programs pertaining to: (1) strategic emerging industries, 
(2) transforming and upgrading industries, (3) restructuring industrial enterprises to address 
overcapacity, (4) new and high technology, (5) researc h and development, (6) energy conservation, 
(7) water and air pollution programs, and (8) energy -saving and recycling relate to, or implemented 
pursuant to, central government policies or legal measures?  
 
Program 2.13 Fund for research and development of applicative technologies  
Question 58 
 
What are the eligibility criteria for this program?  
 
Programs 2.15, 2.80, 2.91, 2.100 and 2.108 for poverty alleviation  
Question 59 
 
These programs are not industrial subsidy programs . Why are these programs included in the 
notification?  
 
Program 2.27 Fund for research and development of enterprises  
Question 60 
 
What are the eligibility criteria for this program?  
 
Program 2.28 Fund for technical renovation of industrial enterprises  
Question 61 
 
What are the eligibility  criteria to receive subsidies under this program ? Are only state -owned 
enterprises eligible ? Is this program related to, or implemented pursuant to a central government 
policy or legal measure?  
 
Program 2.38 Fund in support of leading fishery enterprises  
Question 62 
 
For what reasons were leading fishing enterprises rewarded subsidies ? Did any of the funds under 
this program go towards the construction, acquisition or renovation of fishing vessels ? If so, how 
much went for such purposes?  
 
Program 2.51 Fun d for scientific research for social development  
Question 63 
 
This program appears unrelated to commercial production and trade . Why was it included in the 
notification?  
 
Program 2.55 Fund for product quality improvement  
Question 64 
 
Is this program related to, or given pursuant to Made in China 2025?  
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  Program 2.57 Fund for promotion of industrial restructuring  
Question 65 
 
What are the eligibility criteria to receive subsidies under this program ? Are only state -owned 
enterprises eligible ? Is this pro gram related to, or implemented pursuant to a central government 
policy or legal measure?  
 
Program 2.64 Fund for projects of new -type industrialization development  
Question 66 
 
What are the eligibility criteria for this program?  
 
Program 2.83 Fund for indu strial transformation and development  
Question 67 
 
Is this program related to, or implemented pursuant to Made in China 2025?  
 
Program 2.86 Fund for scientific and technology innovation  
Question 68 
 
What are the specific eligibility criteria to receive a subsidy under this program ? What types of 
industries are eligible?  
 
Program 2.87 Fund in support of science and technology intermediary services providers  
Question 69 
 
This is a program for service providers, which are not covered by the Agreement on Subsi dies and 
Countervailing Measures . Why was this program included in the notification?  
 
Program 2.88 Fund for development through structural adjustment and change in growth pattern  
Question 70 
 
Is this program related to Made in China 2025 or Program 2.83 re ferenced above ?  
 
 
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