Analysis

Briefing: Tencent’s 99 Giving Day (2015-2020)

China’s public welfare and charity sector is still underdeveloped, and people’s understanding of charity is often limited to donating money. Li Guo, former minister of the National People’s Political Bureau, once said that for modern charities, charitable activities are not…

2021-10-14

Her power: female caregivers with conflicting identities

Editor’s note: This article was submitted to China Development Brief by China House. Wang Shui has been married to Yi Bingjin, a pneumoconiosis patient, for decades. In 2009 she decided she had to leave the family home and find work…

2021-09-26

Survey on the Needs and Challenges of Public Welfare Organisations Under COVID-19 Epidemic Conditions

In March 2020, China Development Brief (CDB) along with another 14 public welfare organisations conducted an online survey to understand what negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic brought to public welfare organisations in China and what long-term effects it will have…

2021-05-24

Vocational schools and personal development for ethnic minority students in Yunnan

“The situation has improved a lot these years,” said Tong, a Jingpo ethnic group woman from the Nongbing Village, “but there are still a lot of challenges with my son’s education.” Nongbing Village is in Mangshi, the capital of the…

2021-04-30

How does microfinance empower Jingpo and De’ang ethnic women in rural Yunnan?

Editor’s Note: The following article is a submission provided to China Development Brief by China House. It is an informed commentary of the state of local government microfinance programs and their role in empowering women in Mangshi, the capital of…

2021-04-25

What Beijing’s “gift package” to renewables means for reaching a 2030 carbon peak

By the end of 2020, China had generated 93.4 million kilowatts of renewable energy, an increase of 17.5 percent year-on-year. But in recent years some renewable energy enterprises have faced cash flow shortages, production difficulties, and other financial stresses. But…

2021-03-31

China’s legislators, civil society push wider social safety net for delivery app workers

The internet economy has spurred the growth gig economy worldwide. With the proliferation of delivery apps and rideshare services, labor relations that used to be clearly defined have become murkier. Employers evade responsibility while workers in this sector linger in…

2021-03-26

Eight things you should know about the Yangtze River’s new legal rights

Editor’s Note: This is an abbreviated and adapted translation of an article published by the Beijing News on the 1st of March, 2021, under the title《长江保护法》今起正式施行 8个关键词解读如何保护长江. On the 1st of March, the Yangtze River Protection Law officially came into…

2021-03-10

What’s behind the new amended regulations on eligibility for pre-tax deduction of charitable donations?

Editor’s Note: This is an adapted translation of an article originally published by the China Philanthropy Times. In January 2021, the Ministry of Finance, the State Taxation Administration Bureau and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (hereinafter abbreviated to the Three…

2021-03-05

Two documents on child welfare encourage streamlined social support efforts

Editor’s note: What follows is CDB’s adapted translation of an article originally published by the China Philanthropy Times (公益时报) on the 25th of January. The original article can be found here. On the 25th of January, the Ministry of Civil…

2021-02-07

The three trends of China’s charity ecology: expansion, fragmentation and localization

CDB's translation of an interview with Lü Quanbin, Secretary General of the China Foundation Forum (CFF), about the status and prospects of Chinese foundations and the wider ecosystem of charitable organizations in China today.

2020-11-06

How and why could the Charity Law be amended?

China's Charity Law, passed in 2016, regulates the activities of all local charitable organizations. A government inspection team recently wrote a report on the law's implementation, suggesting improvements and amendments. This translated article summarises the report's main recommendations.

2020-10-22

An analysis of Chinese charitable trusts in 2020: pandemic-driven development

142 new charitable trusts were established in China over the first half of 2020, with total assets of 263 million Yuan between them. A majority of them were created specifically for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This piece offers an analysis of the situation concerning charitable trusts in China, replete with facts and figures.

2020-10-10

Charity by China’s emerging Internet giants: just for show, or a long-term plan?

This translated article discusses the forays into charity of China's new internet behemoths like ByteDance, Pinduoduo and Meituan. How much substances is there to their work for the public good?

2020-09-07

Leveraging Sino-Myanmar Relations – an Approach for Chinese NGOs

Myanmar is an important recipient of Chinese investment and trade. Chinese NGOs have an important role to play in acting as mediators and facilitators for the Sino-Myanmar partnership, argues this article by Chau Ho.

2020-07-23

The Han Hong Foundation: how a Celebrity Stepped Up Against Covid-19

When the new coronavirus first struck Wuhan, Chinese celebrity Han Hong and her foundation successfully raised funds from the public and other celebrities and used them to donate equipment to hospitals in Hubei, while manoeuvring around official regulations and increased scrutiny from social media.

2020-07-10

Public Interest Litigations are Pushing Environmental Charities to Professionalise

This article by Liu Jinmei, from Beijing-based charity Friends of Nature, looks at how the opportunity to initiate public interest litigations against polluters, which has existed in China since 2015, is pushing environmental organizations to become more professional.

2020-05-15

China’s International NGOs in a Time of Pandemic

China appears to be over the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. How has the country's resilient community of international NGOs adjusted its work to the unusual situation over the past few months? And what are the prospects for such organizations in the future?

2020-05-04

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