DevOps has been proposed for nearly a decade. As an extension of the agile approach from development to the entire software lifecycle, DevOps aims to break the barrier between development and operation and reshape the software process from the aspects of culture, automation, standardization, architecture, tool support, etc. The process is to achieve the shortest possible cycle from code submission to product release, while guaranteeing high quality. In an increasingly competitive market environment, users are increasingly demanding the stability of product services and the frequency and efficiency of updates. Therefore, DevOps has attracted a large number of researchers and practitioners. Puppet Labs began a global survey of the state of DevOps in 2013 and has published five reports so far. The development of DevOps in China is relatively lagging behind. The research on the state of DevOps in China is in a blank in both industry and academia. Two questionnaire surveys are conducted on the state of DevOps in China in 2016 and 2018 to fill this gap. The numbers of responses received in the two surveys were 74 and 66 respectively. Based on the results of the two surveys, this study performed a comprehensively analysis from eight aspects, including IT performance, organizational culture and related practices, development and operation and maintenance practices, tool support, leadership, work ratio, employee engagement, and satisfaction. The development status and trends of DevOps in China with the global status reported by Puppet Labs are compared. Overall, DevOps has shown a steady development trend in China, but there is still a significant gap compared with the international level. At present, only 6% of the respondents could achieve the international high-level IT performance. 17 findings from the comparison are summarized. Then, three main conclusions are obtained through the synthesis of these findings:(1) The quality of employees and the shortage of talents are the crux of lagging behind and the process maturities of most of organizations are not high; (2) The more mature DevOps leads to the higher degree of the dedication and satisfaction of employees; (3) Scrum agile development and trunk-based development are the most commonly applied practices. Based on the analysis results, several recommendations are provided for practice and research.