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According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, some content creators have recently been defrauding people with fake charity videos, abusing people’s good nature to obtain donations – an act which violates the Charity Law and other relevant laws. In order…

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Women’s Union of Chicheng County, Hebei Province, organized a keynote lecture on the prevention of breast cancer. The idea of delivering a lecture came from a charity project focusing on breast cancer prevention and…

The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) issued a notice on Feb 22, setting out new requirements and restrictions for NGO staff training.    In recent years, some NGOs in China have used organization funds to conduct staff trips in the name…

The State Council of China recently released the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization in 2023, reemphasizing the significance of rural revitalization in the country’s drive…

The Standardization Administration of China recently released the 2023 Guideline on National Standard Establishment intending to strengthen the country’s standardization system and provide better support for economic and social development.   The guidelines set two categories of standards — compulsory and…

An event was held in Beijing recently to celebrate the achievement of a charity project launched by Douyin, a Chinese domestic version of Tik Tok, to help locate missing people. In the past seven years, the project has posted 170,000…

On Feb 27, the 15th edition of Love Queer Cinema Week came to an end at the Beijing Institut Francais. The event began on Feb 16, with a screening of 74 independent films from 25 countries around the world. During…

Chunyu Volunteer Group is an organization based in Chaoyang District, Beijing. It has been serving the local community since its establishment in 2009. Eighteen years on, the group still holds on to its original aspiration of prioritizing residents’ needs and…

The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Civil Affairs and 13 other government departments issued a document titled the “Management of Establishing Adolescent Right Protection Centers Nationwide”.   The document is designed to complement the “Management Adolescent Right Protection Center Activity” from…

There are more than five different Chinese NGO rescue teams fighting against the clock to find survivors in quake-hit Turkey. The death toll across Turkey and Syria has surpassed 37,700 since the earthquake struck. Since then, more than 9,300 foreign…

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the All-China Women’s Federation recently issued a notice on continuing the “Legal Support for Women in Distress” campaign in 2023.    The goal is to enrich the formats of legal support and increase efforts to alleviate…

The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Civil Affairs and 14 other departments jointly issued the Opinions on Improving the School-Family-Society Collaborative Education Mechanism on Jan 13.   The collaborative education mechanism requires clear distribution of responsibilities between schools, parents, and society,…

On Dec 30, 2022, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress voted to adopt the revised Wildlife Protection Law which will come into effect on May 1, 2023.   According to the law, wild animals under protection include those…

As of Dec 31, 2022, 678 representative offices of foreign NGOs have been officially registered in China. Among them, the majority (155) are headquartered in the United States, followed by Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and the UK. The top…

In recent years, the Chinese government has been tightening up NGO regulations, including closing and fining illegal organizations. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has issued a list of 10 typical cases it has encountered during crackdowns in recent years.   Organizations…

Last year, 142 NGOs under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Civil Affairs achieved positive results regarding rural development, COVID-19 control, disaster relief, and civil diplomacy.   As rural revitalization is regarded as one of the most important national strategies…

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused damage to the economy and social structure in China, and NGOs are no exception, which is reflected in the reduction of their projects, revenues and team sizes for example. Zhang Que, a member of Beijing…

On Jan.6, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Health Commission and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention jointly issued an updated notice on the prevention and control of Covid-19, which is now classified…