This paper presents progress made in the research on active tectonics in China in the last five years. By means of 1: 50 000-scale mapping of active tectonics and comprehensive studies, the author has gained knowledge of basic features of active tectonics in various tectonic regions, including such quantitative parameters as the structural geometry, slip rate, paleoearthquakes, earthquake recurrence intervals and coseismic displacements. These quantitative parameters can be applied to assess the seismic risk of active tectonics. The geodynamics for recent tectonic movement in the interior of the continent is also discussed in brief.