Abstract: The general trend of the economic and technological devlopment in the world of todayand the counter- measures taken by some countries are discussed in this paper . It focuses on t hetheory and practice of reliability system engineering (RES) created by China . It is proved by practicet hat it modern complex engineering systems adopting advanced technology, the implementationof RES is not only feasible but brings remarkable results: inereasing t he effecftiveness of product sand reducing the life cycle cost . The article finally discusses the relat ionship between RSE, dependability;concurr entengineering and total quality control.

Key words: reliability system engineeing, reliability, reliability engineering, system engineering