Abstract: China's economic development is inseparable from the support of energy. Energy resource structure being rich in coal, poor in petroleum and natural gas determines that China’s coal-based energy consumption structure will not change in quite a long period of time. Therefore, the development and utilization of clean coal is the only way for China's energy revolution. This paper analyzed the experience of coal clean development and utilization of foreign countries, and summarized China's current situation and development trend of safety and green coal mining, coal upgrading and processing, clean-burning and efficient generation, deep processing and conversion, pollution control and CO2 emission reduction. On the basis of those above, this paper put forward the following suggestions of clean coal development and utilization in China: 1)Controlling the exploitation of coal mining, and improve the scientific production capacity, 2)Improving the level of technology and equipment of coal exploitation and utilization, 3)Promoting the demonstration projects of clean coal processing and conversion, 4)Strengthening the policy support of clean coal development and utilization.