The six episodes of the Rule of law in China, a prime time documentary TV series broadcast by China's Central Television, covering the legislature, governance, jurisdiction and law-abiding citizens, showcased the achievements that have been made since 2012 in establishing the rule of law in the country.

At a time when a number of problems have arisen amid the country's rapid economic and social transformation, the central authorities have promoted the rule of law as an essential guarantee for the lasting stability and security of China.

The documentary series highlighted some basic principles indispensable to the rule of law such as the protection of the civil rights of individual citizens as well as the healthy development of the market economy, and it presented vivid examples of the deepening of the rule of law in China since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012.