Rapeseed is the largest oil crop in China. However,it has been seriously affected by clubroot disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae in recent years,with the infected area of more than 667 000 hm2. The clubroot disease has become the number one killer affecting the safety of rapeseed production. There are many methods for prevention and treatment of clubroot disease in rapeseed,but the most economical and effective way is the genetic improvement of disease resistance. In order to accelerate the genetic improvement of clubroot disease resistance in rapeseed in China,this article summarized the progress in discovering resources of disease resistance,mapping genes of disease resistance,and breeding of disease resistance. Some scientific or industrial problems to be resolved are put forward in a timely manner. Since longterm planting of rapeseed varieties with single resistance can easily lead to the loss of resistance,this article proposes possible ways to breed varieties with longlasting resistance. The specific suggestions on how to develop rapeseed varieties with durable resistance and how to utilize them properly in the field are provided.