Abstract:Foreign-funded TIC institutions are not only the beneficiaries of China"s reform and opening up, but also the witnesses and promoters of China"s economic and social development. This article selects typical representatives of foreign-funded TIC institutions-14 institutions from 10 countries as research objects, analyzes and summarizes the development process of these institutions in China since the reform and opening up. Based on the policy background and stage characteristics, the development process of foreign TIC institutions in China since the reform and opening up can be divided into four important stages: exploration, cultivation, rapidness, and high quality. The research in this article will provide decision-making reference for how to better guide and supervise foreign-funded TIC institutions in China. At the same time, it will provide useful reference for helping state-owned and private TIC institutions to become bigger, stronger and better,providing technical support in dealing with trade wars, and serving the dual-cycle new development pattern, promoting the healthy development of China’s economy and society.