Main progress in basin structural analysis in China is briefly summarized in this paper. The regional tectonic theory, especially plate tectonics, plays an important role in the study of basin structure. The relationship of upper mantle, earth's crust, basement and cover is revealed by various geophysical methods. Different basin types are formed by different geodynamic systems. Cenozoic extensional basins are dominant in eastern China. Meso - Cenozoic foreland basins mainly occurred in western China. Strike-slip basins have a bearing upon large-scale wrench fault belts, such as the Tan-Lu and Altun faults. The evolution of the Paleozoic intra-cratonic marine basins is attributed to polycyclic extension, subduction and collision. Superimposed basins are characterized by the complex evolution process in the geological history. The analysis of structural styles is related to the discovery of oil-gas traps. It is indicated that the main structural styles include extensional, compressional, strike-slip, inversion tectonics and buried hills-drape anticline assemblage. Fault belts and unconformities are important elements controlling hydrocarbon migration and accumulation. As looking into the basin structural analysis of the 21st century in China, attention should be paid to the following aspects: (1) analysis on geodynamic process of formation and evolution of superimposed basins. (2) basin-mountain coupling and depth-shallow (upper mantle-crust-cover) coupling; (3) 3-D basin structural description and basin modeling techniques; and (4) analysis of salt tectonics and gas traps.