This article gives a brief account of secondary school mathematics curriculum development in China. Some experimental teaching materials and teaching methods are introduced. One of the most influential projects is described in detail. (Author/PK)

An educated citizenry is essential to China's modernization and has led to the national goal of nine years of compulsory education for all students by the year 2000. Identified and discussed are four critical areas of concern in mathematics education: educational theory, technology, instruction, and assessment of teaching. (Author/MDH)