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2016: the ten milestones for child welfare in China

December 12 is China’s Vulnerable Children Day. In order to mark the occasion, Beijing Normal University‘s School of Social Development and Public Policy published “China’s Ten Milestones for Child Welfare and Child Protection in 2016” in partnership with the Charity…
2016-12-13

Big Data Report on Internet philanthropy in China issued

On December 7, the first big data report on Internet philanthropy in China was issued by the Nanjing University · Tencent “Internet Plus” Research Center and the Zijin Media Think Tank. The “Internet Philanthropy elite forum” was also held on…
2016-12-12

Going public or non-public: what direction for China’s foundations?

For the longest time, China had two distinctive categories of foundations: public and non-public foundations. The newly enacted Charity Law has however removed the demarcation between the two. With the Charity Law taking effect in September, the name “non-public foundation”…
2016-12-09

Event in Beijing shines the spotlight on autism

People with autism performing at the event A charity event named “Blue Ribbon — focusing on the growth and employment of those with autism” was held in Beijing last Saturday, in order to mark the 25th International Day of Persons…
2016-12-08

Working towards an AIDS-free generation in China

According to statistics from China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of people living with HIV in China had reached 654,000 by September 2016. About 94.2% of the new cases were transmitted through sexual behaviour. Wang Yu,…
2016-12-05

Report on Internet Philanthropy in China issued by the UNDP

In order to further stress the importance of Internet philanthropy for the philanthropic sector and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new report on Internet Philanthropy in China was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…
2016-11-28

China’s non-public fundraising foundations: the last 12 years

  June 2004: the <Regulations for Foundations> is formally introduced. June 2004: it is again possible to apply to start a foundation in Chongqing Municipality, after seven years in which applications are not processed. July 2004: the Ye Kangsong Charitable…
2016-11-25

Tencent editorial condemns discrimination of autistic boy

Editor’s Note Last week a 13-year-old autistic boy was stopped by airline staff from boarding a flight in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, because he was “acting weirdly” (see our report here). Tencent Charity has published an editorial on this incident written…
2016-11-25

Beijing Youth Daily assesses the first effects of the Charity Law

Editor’s Note: This is a summary of an article that originally appeared in Beijing Youth Daily. The article analyses in glowing terms the achievements brought about by China’s Charity Law since it was implemented in September. China’s new Charity Law,…
2016-11-23

Henan airport staff refuse to let child with autism board plane

Last Tuesday afternoon Mr. Cui and his 13-year-old son, who is autistic, went to Xinzheng International Airport, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, to take a Yangtze Airlines flight to Zhuhai, Guangdong. Just as they were about to get on their plane however,…
2016-11-17
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