In 2017，China’s foreign cultural trade continued its good momentum and showed new features. With the strengthening guidance and support of policy，the China’s foreign cultural trade volume has been expanding，the structural optimization trend has been accelerated，the pilot free trade zones have been exploring innovation，the innovation pilot areas of service trade is helping to develop the foreign cultural trade，and the effect of “one belt and one road” has not been reduced. In terms of specific key industries，the develoment of films，performances，animation，games，art works of foreign trade performance is not uncommon，and publications and copyright foreign trade are different. In the future，China’s foreign cultural trade will grow in response to trade protection and frictions，accelerate innovation and development in large data and the Internet，continue to optimize its structure，continue to expand the relevant subjects，and further promote the diversification of the foreign cultural market. Therefore，efforts should be made to promote China’s development in the aspects of policy system construction，improvement of cultural products and service supply capacity，construction and promotion of trade channels and platforms，protection and innovation of intellectual property rights，coordination of production and trade and innovation of mode，construction of an all-round opening strategic pattern，and training and cultivation of professionals in the field of foreign cultural trade. China’s foreign cultural trade will be better.