Fraudulent fundraising in the name of COVID relief efforts reported
Fraudulent attempts at fundraising discovered.
2020-03-08
Nine organizations propose amendment to the Wildlife Protection Law
Nine organizations, including Peking University’s Nature Conservation and Social Development Research Center, the Shanshui Nature Conservation Center, Duke Kunshan University, and the Beijing Friendship Institute of Nature and Environment of Chaoyang District, have jointly made a proposal to the Legal…
2020-02-27
Verna Lin: Pushing ESG Disclosure to Further Advance the Global Sustainability Agenda
Verna Lin, the Head of GRI's Regional Hub for the Greater China Region, spoke to CDB on the sidelines of the 2020 CRO Global Summit to share her views on ESG disclosure in the region.
2020-02-19
How China’s Overseas NGO Law was Conceived
The process of drawing up China's Overseas NGO Law of 2017 was more complex than many imagine. A draft of the law was opened up to public comment, and the feedback provided by the NGO sector contributed to the final result.
2019-12-31
Controversy over the Shuidichou fundraising platform
The crowdfunding platform Shuidichou has become embroiled in controversy once again. On November 30, the video-sharing website known as “Pear Video” (梨视频) published a seven-minute expose’ of the company’s practices. Filmed in secret, the video revealed that promoters providing offline…
2019-12-24
(CDB Forum 2019) Lu Xuan – How Overseas NGOs Can Work Legally in China
Lu Xuan, from the Legal Centre for NGOs, explains some important points concerning the Overseas NGO Law and the operations of overseas NGOs in China.
2019-12-12
Report on study of left-behind children published
Editor’s Note
The recent case of a left-behind girl of 11 subjected to sexual assault aroused broad attention after being reported. The case exposes the vulnerability of many left-behind children to sexual exploitation. Below is our abridged translation of an…
2019-12-10
(CDB Forum 2019) Professor Jia Xijin on the Overseas NGO Law
A translation of the talk by Professor Jia Xijin, of Tsinghua University, at CDB's recent forum for overseas NGOs
2019-12-05
Four overseas NGOs register representative offices in Beijing
According to information provided on the Ministry of Public Security’s website, four new overseas NGOs officially registered representative offices in Beijing on December 2, bringing the total number of representative offices of overseas NGOs in Mainland China to 514. The…
2019-12-03
Security guard wins lawsuit after getting fired for being pregnant
A woman who was fired because of her pregnancy wins lawsuits against her former employer.
2019-11-06
Chinese Charity in 2018: Donations Decrease, Volunteering Increases
An introduction to the main findings of the prestigious Blue Book of Philanthropy by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
2019-09-30
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
Translated: how has the Charity Law affected the supervision of social organizations?
Editor’s Note
This is an abridged translation of parts of an article published by 公益资本论, a Chinese-language WeChat account that produces analysis on social organizations and the charity sector. The article questions the commonly held notion that government supervision of…
2019-08-27
Shandong makes it easier for social organizations to register
The Civil Affairs Department of Shandong Province has released a policy document aiming to improve the administrative environment for social organizations (as charities are known in China) in the province. The document addresses some of the difficulties that local social…
2019-07-05
17th “Case Forum” discusses Chinese and international environmental lawsuits
The Supreme People’s Court Judicial Case Research Institute, the Environmental Resources Trial Chamber and the international NGO ClientEarth jointly held the the 17th “Case Forum” at the National Judges College on the 20th of May. The purpose of the forum…
2019-05-22
List of fields of activity and supervisory units for overseas NGOs updated for 2019
An updated version of the “List of Fields of Activity, Categories of Projects and Professional Supervisory Units (PSUs) for Overseas NGOs Carrying out Activities in Mainland China” has been published by China’s Ministry of Public Security. The original version was…
2019-05-05
Ministry of Civil Affairs releases annual plan to support social organizations
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs has released its annual policy document on government support for social organizations providing social services, entitled the “2019 Plan for Implementing the Central Financial Support for Social Organizations Participating in Social Service Projects” (2019年中央财政支持社会组织参与社会服务项目实施方案). According…
2019-04-22
Professor calls for lowering the required standards for wastewater discharges
The Standing Committee of the NPC held a conference on the implementation of Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law on the 25th of March, in which experts and specialists offered assessment and suggestions. During the conference Professor of Environmental Science…
2019-04-03
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