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| Province | First appearance | Cumulative documents (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Guangdong (广东省) | 2001 | 30 |
| Anhui (安徽省) | 2015 | 17 |
| Shandong (山东省) | 2014 | 14 |
| Zhejiang (浙江省) | 2017 | 13 |
| Beijing (北京市) | 2019 | 12 |
| Hebei (河北省) | 2003 | 6 |
| Shanghai (上海市) | 2021 | 6 |
| Hubei (湖北省) | 2019 | 4 |
| Jiangsu (江苏省) | 2020 | 4 |
| Chongqing (重庆市) | 2018 | 3 |
| Fujian (福建省) | 2012 | 3 |
| Shaanxi (陕西省) | 2024 | 2 |
| Liaoning (辽宁省) | 2022 | 2 |
| Tianjin (天津市) | 2020 | 2 |
| Heilongjiang (黑龙江省) | 2026 | 2 |
| Gansu (甘肃省) | 2015 | 1 |
| Shanxi (山西省) | 2024 | 1 |
| Hunan (湖南省) | 2019 | 1 |
| Yunnan (云南省) | 2021 | 1 |
| Henan (河南省) | 2022 | 1 |
| Jiangxi (江西省) | 2014 | 1 |
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| Year | Documents | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | National IC Industry Investment Fund ("Big Fund") established |
| 2015 | 11 | Made in China 2025 names semiconductors a priority |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 19 | State Council Document 8: IC and software industry support policies |
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 24 | Domestic-substitution push accelerates after export controls tighten |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Foundational Framework and Institutional Growth (2000–2014)
China's semiconductor policy was established through the foundational 'Document 18' (2000) and 'Document 4' (2011), which provided the baseline framework for tax exemptions, import duty relief, and R&D support. The 2014 National Integrated Circuit Industry Development Promotion Outline expanded these incentives to include packaging, testing, and equipment, while seeking to stabilize policies across the domestic supply chain. Central authorities also established the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund during this era, committing to market-oriented management while ensuring that foreign-invested firms remained eligible for industry incentives.
Localized Investment and Supply Chain Expansion (2015–2019)
During the mid-2010s, provincial and municipal governments launched specialized industrial funds and land-use subsidies to attract R&D bases and build material-centric semiconductor clusters. Localities like Shenzhen and Anhui introduced milestone-based rewards, offering one-time bonuses to design and manufacturing firms that reached specific sales targets or completed first-round tape-outs. Financial support diversified through the creation of government-guided venture capital funds and platform-based credit products tailored to the capital-intensive nature of the chip industry.
Strategic Urgency and the Move to Advanced Nodes (2020–2026)
The 2020 issuance of 'Document 8' shifted the framing toward 'high-quality development,' prioritizing the resolution of critical technology bottlenecks in materials and core equipment. Newer regional measures specifically target self-reliance in the toolchain, offering significant subsidies for domestic Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software and 14nm or below tape-outs. Policy now actively incentivizes the development of RISC-V open-source architectures and localized AI-specific hardware to build a vertically integrated, domestically controlled computing ecosystem.