Innovation Project Team on the Rule of Law Index,Institute of Law,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: Project team leaders:Tian He,the director of the National Rule of Law Index Research Center,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS),and a research fellow at Institute of Law,CASS;Lyu Yanbin,the director of the Research Office on the Situation of Rule of Law in China and a research fellow of Institute of Law,CASS. Project team members:Wang Xiaomei,Wang Yiming,Che Wenbo,Tian Chuncai,Feng Yingying,Liu Yanpeng,Mi Xiaomin,Hu Changming,Hong Mei,and Li Yanjie,et al. Written by:Wang Xiaomei,an associate research fellow of Institute of Law,CASS.