To each his own There's nothing to criticize about the idea of a government directly establishing a think tank in order to improve the depth and breadth of policy formulation. For example, the US Department of Defense supports several think tanks doing military and strategic research.
各憑本事政府為厚實施政深度與廣度，直接成立智庫實為無可厚非，美國國防部亦支持如亞太安全研究中心等多個智庫進行軍事戰略研究。