Policy & Regulations

State Council encourages the proliferation of medical liability insurance

On the 18th of November 2014, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Commercial Health Insurance” calling on more Chinese to purchase health insurance.

2014-11-18

Landmark gender employement discrimination case

On November 12th, the Hangzhou municipality Xicheng district People's court decided that the Oriental Cooking School was guilty of gender-based discrimination because it had a "hiring men only" policy.

2014-11-14

The storm created by Guangzhou’s “illegal organizations”

The authors analyze the controversy created by Guangzhou's new regulations on the management of social organizations and their impact on unregistered NGOs.

2014-11-11

Guangzhou stipulates that NGOs will have to report foreign funding

Guangzhou has revised its "measures on the management of social organizations" after a stricter draft version triggered public concerns

2014-11-07

The 2013 Chinese Sexual Abuse Cases

CDB Deputy Editor Guo Ting discusses the sexual abuse cases that were uncovered in China in 2013 and the campaigning efforts of activists.

2014-11-04

“Working rules on banning illegal social organizations (draft)”: a discussion

NGOCN reports on an event which brought media, lawyers, NGOs, and government representatives together to discuss the "Working Rules on Banning Illegal Social Organizations (draft)" published by the Guangzhou city government at the end of last month.

2014-11-03

Understanding the Fourth Plenum: No rule of law without independent trials

Legal experts say that an independent trial system depends on the strength of the CCP’s efforts to enforce it.

2014-10-30

Does launching activities as an NGO without being registered with civil affairs make you an illegal social organization?

The draft legislation in Guangzhou city outlining new measures to punish “illegal” NGOs has stirred fears among intellectuals and the civil society sector.

2014-10-23

Editorial: When public interest organizations run into “hidden rules”

In this Editorial, CDB's Fu Tao discusses the unwritten rules Chinese public interest organizations have to deal with when operating and discusses the cases of the Shanghai United Foundation (Lianqian) and of the Nanjing NGO Justice For All.

2014-10-19

New Environmental Protection Targets for 365 lakes

The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Finance (MF) have announced a new plan to improve water quality in China’s lakes.

2014-10-08

Please consider NPOs, an important and growing sector

The author explains that a strong third sector is essential to favor the development of a strong and healthy society and stresses that the government should encourage initiatives whichi goal is to nurture NPOs.

2014-09-15

NGOs call on deans to allow LGBT students groups

On the Chinese "Teacher Day", a number of Chinese LGBT NGOs sent a letter to deans of 112 universities and 211 training institutes asking them to pay more attention to LGBT students rights and allow LGBT students groups to register freely.

2014-09-11

Banning drugs: what are grassroots NGOs doing?

the Philanthropy Times interviews three persons involved in the NGOs working with drug addicts and tells their stories.

2014-09-10

Xu Yongguang: the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” in China is not “unpleasant”

Xu Yongguang says that, in his opinion, the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” has overall been beneficial and explains the reasons why.

2014-09-09

The multiple changes and hopes brought by the Gaokao reform

On September 4th, the Ministry of Education published the "opinions on the deepening of the exam and students' recruitment procedures reform" (关于深化考试招生制度改革的实施意见).

2014-09-05

Experts call for legislation to safeguard rights of patients with rare diseases

The recent publicity over the 'ice bucket challenge', an act aimed both at raising funds for and increasing awareness of the rare disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has taken China by storm, and has also cast the spotlight on China's patchy medical laws in relation to patients with rare diseases.

2014-08-28

Guangdong province NGO legislator: where has the Guangdong spirit gone to?

On August 12, the Guangdong Legislative Affairs Office released a public consultation paper on the "Guangdong social organizations management regulations".

2014-08-27

Citizen Analysts: China’s Data Revolution

Tucker Van Aken discusses transparency in China and the way Open Government Information (OGI) regulations have brought new opportunities for civil society groups.

2014-08-19

CDB Reports

State Council encourages the proliferation of medical liability insurance

Landmark gender employement discrimination case

The storm created by Guangzhou’s “illegal organizations”

Guangzhou stipulates that NGOs will have to report foreign funding

The 2013 Chinese Sexual Abuse Cases

“Working rules on banning illegal social organizations (draft)”: a discussion

Understanding the Fourth Plenum: No rule of law without independent trials

Does launching activities as an NGO without being registered with civil affairs make you an illegal social organization?

Editorial: When public interest organizations run into “hidden rules”

New Environmental Protection Targets for 365 lakes

Please consider NPOs, an important and growing sector

NGOs call on deans to allow LGBT students groups

Banning drugs: what are grassroots NGOs doing?

Xu Yongguang: the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” in China is not “unpleasant”

The multiple changes and hopes brought by the Gaokao reform

Experts call for legislation to safeguard rights of patients with rare diseases

Guangdong province NGO legislator: where has the Guangdong spirit gone to?

Citizen Analysts: China’s Data Revolution

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