Thanks to these reports, readers will be able to clearly understand the evolution of the Chinese governments openness during these eight years. They highlight what the government has done to improve transparency, what has been achieved, and the goals for the future. These reports have not only been acclaimed in academic circles, but have also greatly influenced government policies and procedures. For example, the assessment was expanded to the judicial system including the Supreme Peoples Court, maritime court, and local provincial courts in 2011, and ever since the national judicial systems openness has been considerably improved, in response to recommendations based on the assessment. 

Yanbing Lv is Professor and Director of Rule of Law Research Office, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He focuses his studies on public administration law and information law. His works include Annual Report on Government Transparency, Information: New Perspective of Government Governance, Problems of Personal Information Protection Improvement, Administrative Review in Japan and Korea: Cases of Judicializition, Studies and Enlightenment of Protecting Right of Privacy in Japan, Comparison of Supervision by Congress in Western Countries, Korean Administrative Trial Law: Explanation and Interpretation, Transparent Government: Idea, Method and Paths, etc.