Abstract: Indigenous innovation in China faces even more complicated and dynamic international environment with significant changes in international political and economic structure post-crisis. With analysis of experiences from Brazil, in where the “Washington Consensus” in the 1990s’ has reduced its capacity in indigenousinnovation, the article proposes to build a good international environment for the indigenous innovation policy in China through insisting on the strategy of indigenousinnovation, in depth research of the WTO rules for appropriate use, and multi-faceted diplomatic efforts for science and technology.