Introduction  Magnetically confined fusion is an effective way to solve the energy problem. To direct to quasi-steady state discharges and their relevant physics, the superconducting magnet (especially the high field HTS magnet) had become the first choice for tokamak design in the future.

  Method  This reserch was devoted to introduce the recent experimental progress and future research schemes of EAST, and summarized the latest progress of CFETR, especially the research on superconducting magnet.

  Result  EAST device, the world's first full superconducting tokamak, has achieved a new pulse length world record (1056 seconds) for high temperature tokamak plasma by the end of 2021.

  Conclusion  The designs of CFETR, which aim to bridge the gaps between the fusion experiment ITER and the demonstration reactor (DEMO), have been carried out within CFETR National design team.