Abstract: The Tenth Cross-Strait Symposium on Carbon Materials was held in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China from Aug. 1 to 4, 2012. It was hosted by Tsinghua University and Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology. More than 60 cross-strait carbon scientists participated in the conference, and 31 presentations were given, including 15 keynote talks and 16 oral presentations. The presentations were classified into the following eight topics: highly efficient conversion and applications of coal, carbon fibers and carbon-based composites, special carbon-graphite materials, nano-structured carbons and their applications, carbon materials for energy storage, preparation and applications of graphene, evaluation and performance of new carbon materials, and other new carbon materials. The four-day symposium has increased cross-strait academic exchange and has advocated close academic cooperation in the field of carbon materials.