Charity Law

Amending the Charity Law: How to define “charity” and “public welfare?”

In October 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress conducted an inspection for the Charity Law enforcement for the first time. The report of the inspection suggested the Charity Law passed in 2016 shall be revised in due…

2021-01-22

An Interview with Ding Li, Non-Profit Incubator

Ms. Ding Li talks about the work of Non-Profit Incubator, the leading incubator for NGOs in China, and about the state of the nonprofit sector in the country, drawing upon her many years of experience in this field.

2019-08-29

40 Years of Chinese Charity in Different Phases

A personal attempt to summarise the course of the last 40 years of philanthropy in China, from the Reform and Opening Up until the present day.

2018-11-02

How China’s new individual income tax amendment affects charitable donations

On the 31th of August, the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress’s standing committee passed an amendment act on the Individual Income Tax Law. The newly revised Individual Income Tax Law will come into effect in January 2019.…

2018-09-04

An Analysis of Online Fundraising in China

Almost 1 billion RMB were raised online for charitable causes in the first half of 2018. This article analyses this important aspect of contemporary Chinese charity.

2018-08-31

The new draft on the registration of social organisations: 15 points of note

Editor’s Note This is an abridged and adapted translation of an article originally appearing in the Charity Times on the 6ht of August 2018. You can see the original here. On the evening of the 3rd August, the Ministry of…

2018-08-15

Online public fundraising platforms raised nearly 1 billion RMB in the first half of 2018

Since 2016, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been endeavoring to regularize online fundraising. This month, the first 11 online public fundraising platforms officially designated by the ministry for charity organizations to fundraise went through a statistical assessment. The assessment,…

2018-08-13

New regulations on charity information disclosure released

This is an abridged translation of an explanation of the new Charity Information Disclosure Method by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You can find the original here. The Civil Affairs Department recently released the “Charities Information Disclosure Method”, creating a…

2018-08-10

China Has Changed. How Should Overseas NGOs Adapt?

These are trying times for international civil society organizations in China. Burdened with administrative requirements and squeezed on the funding side, how can they continue to maintain their relevance and effectiveness?

2018-07-30

Notice for Overseas NGOs on how to apply to have the Ministry of Civil Affairs as PSU (translated)

This notice was published by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs in June 2018. What follows is CDB’s translation. Find the original here. Notice from the Ministry of Civil Affairs regarding “The work method for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to…

2018-07-19

Can Chinese Philanthropy Adapt to the Changes in the Country’s Set-up?

CDB's translation of a talk by Yang Tuan, CASS researcher and chief editor of this year's Blue Book of Philanthropy, on how Chinese philanthropy needs to adapt if it is to maintain its relevance.

2018-07-12

National charity information platform launched, aims to promote public trust

The Ministry of Civil Affairs has launched a National Charity Information Platform (全国慈善信息公开平台), with the aim of making it easier for the public to find information about charitable organizations and supervise their activities. The opening ceremony was held on September…

2017-09-05

“Measures for the Management of Charitable Trusts” released

The China Banking Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) have jointly issued the “Measures for the Management of Charitable Trusts” (MMCT), marking the basic establishment of the regulatory system for China’s charity trusts. The official news briefing…

2017-07-27

Regulations on the annual management expenditure of charitable organizations released

New regulations on the annual management expenditure of charitable organizations were released on the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) on October 20th. These regulation were formulated by the MCA, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration…

2016-10-21

CDB Reports

Amending the Charity Law: How to define “charity” and “public welfare?”

An Interview with Ding Li, Non-Profit Incubator

40 Years of Chinese Charity in Different Phases

How China’s new individual income tax amendment affects charitable donations

An Analysis of Online Fundraising in China

Online public fundraising platforms raised nearly 1 billion RMB in the first half of 2018

New regulations on charity information disclosure released

China Has Changed. How Should Overseas NGOs Adapt?

Notice for Overseas NGOs on how to apply to have the Ministry of Civil Affairs as PSU (translated)

Can Chinese Philanthropy Adapt to the Changes in the Country’s Set-up?

National charity information platform launched, aims to promote public trust

“Measures for the Management of Charitable Trusts” released

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