This report discusses the role and status in China of the English language, the main foreign language in the country. The following topics are outlined: (1) The prevalence of English as a foreign language; (2) English within the educational system at preprimary through postsecondary levels, in preservice and inservice teacher training, in nonformal, adult education, and in distance education; (3) professional associations and organizations; (4) numbers and characteristics of English teachers; (5) instructional materials support and needs in the form of textbooks, software, and bookshops and libraries; (6) educational administration as it relates to English instruction at the ministry, provincial, and university levels; (7) development and planning for English instruction; (8) the extent of British, American, and other foreign and international agency support for English teaching; (9) commercial opportunities; (10) creative writing; (11) current research; and (12) other sources of information. (MSE)