China　has　become　the　country　with　the　largest　resource　use　and　has　high　levels　of　waste　emissions　that　pose　a　great　management　challenge.　To　provide　more　details　about　environmental　problems　and　to　find　effective　solutions,　this　article　analyzed　the　scale,　structure,　and　trend　of　the　socioeconomic　metabolism　in　China　during　the　period　1992-2014　based　on　economy-wide　material　flow　accounts　(EW-MFA),　and　predicted　resource　use　during　the　period　of　the　13th　Five-Year　Plan.　The　results　of　this　study　show　that　the　scale　of　China＇s　socioeconomic　metabolism　in　China　increased　more　than　twofold,　during　1992-2014.　However,　after　2011,　with　the　economic　slowdown,　the　growth　rates　of　total　material　requirement　(TMR),　direct　material　input　(DMI),　and　domestic　processed　output　(DPO)　began　to　decrease.　China　may　reach　an　inflection　point,　but　this　point　will　probably　not　be　approached　before　the　year　2020.　Material　recycling　(MR)　has　played　an　important　role　in　improving　resource　productivity,　improving　it　by　92.52　renminbi　per　tonne　in　2014.　Metallic　minerals　and　fossil　fuels　are　the　main　sources　of　hidden　flow.　Carbon　dioxide　(CO2)　emissions,　construction　waste,　and　agricultural　emissions　have　become　the　major　sources　of　DPO.　Because　of　the　13th　Five-Year　Plan,　China　may　slow　the　growth　rate　of　DMI　and　may　save　10.26　gigatonnes　of　resources　during　2015-2020.　Resource　productivity　is　predicted　to　increase　by　15.91%.　Imports　and　MR　may　play　more　important　roles.　These　suggestions　are　made:　(1)　strengthening　the　recycling　system;　(2)　stronger　policies,　especially　in　metallic　mineral　and　fossil　fuels;　(3)　developing　management　systems　for　CO2　emissions,　construction　waste,　and　agricultural　emissions;　and　(4)　adjusting　China＇s　economic　structure.