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During Chinese New Year, millions of migrant workers in Beijing abandoned their plans of returning home to see their families, with many keen to avoid restrictions in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19. At the same time, the Beijing…

A recent report shows that 47 percent of China’s social enterprises manage to break even, 35 percent make a profit, and 18 percent record losses. The “Blue Book of Social Enterprises: Research Report on the Development of Social Enterprises in…

On Feb 9, at the regular briefing held by the State Council Information Office, the Ministry of Civil Affairs emphasized the important role of social forces in the development of Chinese society, while introducing the Planning Book for the Construction…

“We need China’s own NGOs to become bigger and stronger to coordinate with China’s overseas development,” proposed He Yafei, China’s former vice-minister of foreign affairs, at the first Academic Forum for the High-Quality BRI Development held in Beijing on Jan…

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, has recently launched a Siberian tiger protection program through its “Douyin Nature” project. Users can collect “natural energy” by watching or shooting videos of animals and plants and donating the energy they earn to…

It has always been challenging for China’s grassroots NGOs to participate in government procurement of services, due to inadequate organizational capacity and lack of familiarity with government standards. But help has now arrived. In 2021, China’s central government set up…

On Jan 18, a post on Chinese social media raised questions regarding the contents of the “Sanitary Kit for Girls in Distress”, a charity project initiated by Xi’an Little Bee Charity Foundation on the Alipay public welfare platform, about the…

On Jan 17, Lingshan Charity Foundation held an online meeting to release the Charity Development Report – Top 10 Annual Charity Events in China 2021. This is the 11th annual report released by the foundation since 2011. The organizer invited…

The annual report on overseas NGOs in China, released by the Administration Office of Overseas NGOs of the Ministry of Public Security (AONGOMPS), revealed that by Dec 31 last year, 631 representative offices of overseas NGOs had registered in accordance…

A report was released last year detailing China’s progress and challenges as it transitions to a more sustainable mode of development. The Blue Book on Low-Carbon Development: China’s Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Progress Report (2021) was released by China…

Guangzhou, capital of China’s Guangdong province, recently issued a new set of regulations outlining how social organizations should respond to public health emergencies. The “Social Organizations’ Response to Public Health Emergencies Prevention and Control” regulations are the first of their…

According to a list released by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, 247 grassroots mental health centers have been established in the capital city. Residents can use them for information, psychological assessment, stress reduction, counseling and other services. A director…

Last year saw new milestones and opportunities for China’s charity sector. To mark the start of 2022, China Development Brief has summarized 2021’s top buzzwords for the sector. The Third Distribution Since August 2021, the government has stressed the importance…

Wetlands form one of the major ecosystems of our planet. Swamps, peatlands, lakes, rivers, beaches, and salt marshes all belong to the wetland family. They play an important role in reducing the impact of extreme weather, such as flooding, and…

FAW Toyota China’s charity program “Lighting up Dreams” recently provided left-behind children at Dukezong Primary School in Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, with items such as schoolbags. In addition, the company donated 600,000 yuan ($94,280) to the “Scarab Dream Fund” which aims…

A report from the 2021 China Social Organization Blue Book titled the “2020 Charitable Organization Development Report”, recently released by the National Governance Modernization and Social Organization Research Center of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, analyzes the…

Children from a community in Fenggang County, Guizhou Province, celebrated this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival together at a local children’s home. But it was not a normal celebration with families coming together to enjoy the festivities: the children’s parents were not…

The Global Child Law Fellowship 2021-22, co-sponsored by Beijing Children’s Legal Aid Research Center and the Child Law International Alliance (CLIA), was launched in September in Burundi, Kenya, Liberia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India and the Philippines. Twelve lawyers from the…