Sun Wanzhong, chairman of the World Trade Organization Law Research Society, said that in 2011, departments under the Cabinet publicized 1.5 million government documents, and governments at provincial level released more than 28.8 million pieces of information.
According to the China Administrative Transparency Annual Watch, jointly made by Peking University and Yale University, 23 of the 42 central government organs are scored above 60 points, the passing score.
Klaus Rohland, World Bank Representative for China, Mongolia and Korea suggested that an accountability system should be established in all-level governments for information publicity and anti-corruption.
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