Institutions refer to social service organizations established by the government using state-owned assets to engage in education, science and technology, culture, health and other undertakings. Institutions accept the leadership of the government and are legal entities in the form of organizations or institutions. Institutions are some public welfare units and non-public welfare functional departments whose main purpose is government functions and public welfare services.
There are a total of 1.26 million public institutions in China, among which state institutions are divided into 24 categories.