在诉讼活动进行中,证人起着十分关键的作用,是重要的参与人之一,而建立证人保护制度便是为了消除证人到庭作证时的后顾之忧,以便最终实现司法正义。但在中国长期的社会实践中,证人不出庭的难题一直没有得到有效的解决,使得审判工作困难重重。本文简单叙述我国证人保护制度的发展历史,说明我国对于证人保护的历史进步和发展变化,同时浅析现阶段证人保护制度的缺陷和我国证人保护制度的未来发展方向。 Witness plays a crucial role in the litigation process and is one of the important participants. Establishing the witness protection system is to eliminate the worries of the witnesses when testifying in court so as to finally realize the justice of the judiciary. However, in China’s long-term social practice, the problem of witnesses’ failure to appear in court has not been effectively solved, making the trial difficult. This article briefly narrates the history of the development of witness protection system in our country, and illustrates the historical progress and development of witness protection in our country. At the same time, it analyzes the defects of witness protection system and the future development of witness protection in China.