News

Expert makes detailed suggestions for the amendment of China’s Wildlife Protection Law

The Legal Work Committee of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, an independent Chinese environmental organisation, hosted a seminar on wildlife protection on the 6th of November. One of the points was to collect specific suggestions for the…

2020-11-20

CDB to hold annual forum for overseas NGOs in China on December 9

China Development Brief’s annual forum for overseas NGOs in China will be held on December 9 in Beijing. The theme of this year’s event will be “the Covid-19 pandemic: responses and coping strategies for international NGOs in China and Chinese…

2020-11-19

New data on Chinese social organisations released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs

Recent data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that by the third quarter of 2020, China had an official total of 888,517 social organisations, further subdivided into 372,868 social groups, 503,391 social service organizations and 8258 foundations. While…

2020-11-16

Removal of first charity-related major from Beijing Normal University sparks debate

This June, the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University (BNU) announced that the School of Education would no longer admit new students into its undergraduate programme on Charity Management. After eight years of experiments and attempts to bring the concept…

2020-11-05

Amended law on the protection of minors requires the establishment of special departments for child protection

The third amendment to the Law on the Protections of Minors was passed at the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress on the 17th of October. The new Law on the Protections of Minors…

2020-11-03

Social workers included in new plan for the clinical treatment of people with dementia

China’s National Health Commission recently published the Work Plan to Explore Special Services for the Prevention of Dementia. The plan recommends the creation of professional service teams to diagnose, treat and care for patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.…

2020-10-27

CCA report reveals key data on charitable donations in China in 2019

During the eight edition of the annual China Charity Conference, held in Shenzhen on 18 – 20 September, the China Charity Alliance (CCA) officially released its 2019 Report on Chinese Charitable Donations (2019年度中国慈善捐助报告). During the conference, the CCA’s Assistant Secretary-General…

2020-10-21

Chinese National Committee on Aging tackles the issue of senior citizens accessing the internet and smartphones

By the late 20th century, the proportion of the Chinese population aged 60 and above exceeded 10% for the first time. Despite the size of its population, China’s age structure indicates that the country has clearly entered the ageing stage,…

2020-10-18

The Ministry of Civil Affairs releases important data on social organisations in 2019

On the 8th of September 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs released the Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Civil Affairs in 2019 on its website. The bulletin includes authoritative data on Chinese social organisations, the donations they receive,…

2020-10-14

Jack Ma receives award in Jordan, calls for international cooperation against coronavirus

Editor’s Note This report is an abridged and adapted translation of an article by the Charity Times (公益时报) published on the 19th of August 2020. “A virus does not have a passport and does not need a visa. Viruses…

2020-08-28

Report published on the development of foundations in China over the past ten years

The China Foundation Centre (CFC) celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the centre has published a report full of new data on the development of foundations in China over the past decade. The report is divided…

2020-08-27

SEE Foundation reports on use of funds raised on Tencent’s Philanthropy Day

This report is based on an article published by the SEE Foundation’s WeChat account on the 11th of August 2020. The SEE foundation was created in 2004 by real estate mogul Liu Xiaoguang, with the vision of mobilising the financial…

2020-08-25

What makes it so difficult to raise funds for Southern China’s flood victims?

2020 is turning out to be a year of instability and unprecedented challenges. For China in particular it has been a tough year: in addition to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in January, flooding disasters have been sweeping through towns and…

2020-08-24

Visually impaired boy does well in the gaokao, but change slow to come for students with visual disabilities

With the publication of the National College Entrance Exam results for 2020, it was reported that there were five students with visual impairments who took the exam (commonly known as the gaokao) across the country, located in the provinces of…

2020-08-18

Litigation over chromium slag pollution ends after ten years of proceedings

Editor’s Note This report is based on an article published by the official WeChat account of Friends of Nature (自然之友) on the 3rd of August 2020. Beijing-based Friends of Nature is perhaps China’s most well-known local environmental nonprofit. The…

2020-08-13

Child protection organisations call for harsher sentence in Wang Zhenhua child abuse case

The recent conviction for child molestation of Wang Zhenhua, the billionaire tycoon and ex-chairman of Future Land Development, has attracted a lot of public attention in China. On the 17th of June 2020, judges from the People’s Court in Putuo…

2020-08-12

Peaceland Foundation provides humanitarian aid to victims of Beirut blast

The Beijing-based Peaceland Foundation has offered its help to the Lebanese capital Beirut to cope with the aftermath of the massive explosion the city experienced at its port on the 4th of August, which caused over 135 casualties and 5000…

2020-08-07

Program on girls protection makes the 2020 China Charity Ranking

The 17th China Charity Ranking was officially released in a ceremony held virtually on June 16, 2020. The Charity Ranking, which is organised annually by the China Charity Times (公益时报), aims at setting up examples for Chinese philanthropic organisations and…

2020-07-23

Expert makes detailed suggestions for the amendment of China’s Wildlife Protection Law

CDB to hold annual forum for overseas NGOs in China on December 9

Removal of first charity-related major from Beijing Normal University sparks debate

Amended law on the protection of minors requires the establishment of special departments for child protection

CCA report reveals key data on charitable donations in China in 2019

Chinese National Committee on Aging tackles the issue of senior citizens accessing the internet and smartphones

Jack Ma receives award in Jordan, calls for international cooperation against coronavirus

Report published on the development of foundations in China over the past ten years

SEE Foundation reports on use of funds raised on Tencent’s Philanthropy Day

Litigation over chromium slag pollution ends after ten years of proceedings

Child protection organisations call for harsher sentence in Wang Zhenhua child abuse case

Peaceland Foundation provides humanitarian aid to victims of Beirut blast

Program on girls protection makes the 2020 China Charity Ranking

Can we count on you?

Support us

Like what you see? Share it:

Stay Up-to-Date

Join our Newsletter for regular Updates

Our Partners

Who we work with and who supports us

CONNECT WITH US

RESOURCES

ABOUT

CDB NGO DICTIONARY

CDB Reports