Abstract: To promote the progress of cassava breeding in China, the development of cassava industry in China, the major cultivars bred in China and the breeding strategies of cassava were overviewed in this paper. The advantages and disadvantages of the various strategies on cassava breeding were compared, which will be helpful for the cassava consordium. It also pointed out the major focus of cassava breeding in China, and shared some suggestions for cassava breeding in China. In the “Thirteen-Five Plan”, China’s cassava industry will focus on the target of “for energy, for food, for special benefit, for economy and for internationalization”, in order to diversify the market of cassava.