State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence

State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
	国家国防科技工业局
Agency overview
Preceding	Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense;
Jurisdiction	PRC
Agency executive	Xu Dazhe, Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Child agencies	China Atomic Energy Authority; China National Space Administration;

The State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND; Chinese: 国家国防科技工业局) is a civilian ministry within the State Council of the People's Republic of China and is a subordinate agency of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the superseding agency of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND). It was created by the Plan for Restructuring the State Council passed by the First Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress in 2008.^[1] Some of its subordinate agencies are thought to include:

Several universities were thought^{[by whom?]} to be administered by its predecessor COSTIND:

Several enterprises were thought to be administered by its predecessor COSTIND:

References[edit]

^ "China's National Defense in 2008". State Council of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 15 December 2012. According to the Plan for Restructuring the State Council passed by the First Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress in 2008, the Science, Technology and Industry Commission for National Defense of the People's Republic of China has been superseded by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.