China has scrapped tariffs and value-added taxes on core equipment, components, and raw materials imported and used in civilian high-tech projects.
The move seeks to encourage research and development in the nation' s major strategic products, core technologies and major projects, said the circular.
The projects that have been exempted from taxation include core electronics, high-end universal chips, basic software, integrated circuit-manufacturing equipment, new generation wireless mobile communication networks, and new drugs for prevention and treatment of some infectious diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis, Xinhua reported.
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