Advanced materials are the cornerstone and precursor of the future development of high-tech industries. Precisely designing the path and policy of innovation and breakthrough for advanced materials is an inevitable requirement for China to achieve the strategic goal of manufacturing power. By analyzing the innovation experiences of advanced material technology in the US, Japan and European Union, this paper discusses the current situation and problems of advanced basic materials, critical strategic materials and frontier advanced materials industry in China. Based on these findings and the development of advanced materials, three paths are respectively designed for different types of advanced materials: 1) "competitiveness enhancement" for advanced basic materials; 2) "independent and controllable" for critical strategic materials; 3) "pre-emptive deployment" for frontier advanced materials. At last, policy suggestions are provided from aspects such as perfecting innovation system of advanced material industry, guiding innovation direction of advanced material industry, constructing advanced innovation infrastructure of advanced material industry, and constructing sustainable innovation supporting system.

advanced materials  /  innovative breakthrough  /  policy