The term "schools sponsored by social resources" has been in formal use since the publication of Stipulations for the Schools Sponsored by Social Resources. It refers to all non-government-sponsored schools and educational institutions. As it is, bnon-government-sponsored schools were absent from mainland China for a period of nearly thirty years. In 1982, non-government- sponsored institutions began to reapperar in the mainland, but at that time, the Chinese Communist government did not give a clear stance on its policy; thus, these schools remained small and undeveloped. Since 1992, the Chinese Communist government has begun to encourage the development of schools sponsored by social resources, and related stipulations and regulations have been issued to hasten their spread. They have hence begun to flourish and grow in number, although they have also begun to meet difficulties and hindrances in their operation. However, shcools sponsored by non-governmental resources are definitely an addition to the develpoment of non-governmental education as a whole. Therefore, the Chinese Communist government's best option is to advocate and encourage the development of such schools in mainland China.