Civil Affairs

Aging population pressures existing elderly care system

On Douban, a Chinese social media platform, over 50,000 people have been sharing their anxieties, hopelessness, pain, and even hatred of the burden caused by taking care of their aging parents. Those taking part in the discussion all have one…

2021-08-11

Animals suffer as pet transport firms enjoy fat profits, lax regulatory environment

A Chinese pet owner recently posted on Weibo about the tragic death of her golden retriever, Siri. The woman claimed that she had paid a Guangzhou pet consignment company 2,600 yuan ($401) to fly Siri from Nanjing to Guiyang. But…

2021-07-29

The 14th Five-Year Plan outlines policies for social organizations

In recent years, the number of social organizations has been increasing at a steadily fast rate. According to officials speaking at the press conference for the 14th Five-Year Plan on the Development of Civil Affairs, by the end of May…

2021-07-05

New data on Chinese social organisations released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs

Recent data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that by the third quarter of 2020, China had an official total of 888,517 social organisations, further subdivided into 372,868 social groups, 503,391 social service organizations and 8258 foundations. While…

2020-11-16

Amended law on the protection of minors requires the establishment of special departments for child protection

The third amendment to the Law on the Protections of Minors was passed at the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress on the 17th of October. The new Law on the Protections of Minors…

2020-11-03

The Ministry of Civil Affairs releases important data on social organisations in 2019

On the 8th of September 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs released the Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Civil Affairs in 2019 on its website. The bulletin includes authoritative data on Chinese social organisations, the donations they receive,…

2020-10-14

Report published on the working conditions of Chinese truck drivers

The first report on Chinese truck drivers was officially released at a press conference in Beijing on April 10th. During the conference the secretary of the Transfar Foundation (传化慈善基金会), Tu Meng, introduced the foundation’s “Chuanhua-Anxin Station” (传化·安心驿站) project on whose…

2018-04-16

Each urban community slated to possess at least ten social organizations by 2020

The Ministry of Civil Affairs recently published the Guidelines for promoting social organizations in communities, with the aim of promoting community services in urban and rural areas by expanding government service procurement (in this context the word community refers to…

2018-01-15

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Aging population pressures existing elderly care system

Animals suffer as pet transport firms enjoy fat profits, lax regulatory environment

Amended law on the protection of minors requires the establishment of special departments for child protection

Report published on the working conditions of Chinese truck drivers

Each urban community slated to possess at least ten social organizations by 2020

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