Reports

Why welfare is still better than work for some of China’s poor

In China, sweeping government efforts toward poverty relief go largely unappreciated by the poor. That’s the conclusion of one of the country’s most prestigious field research institutions, the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), with which I am affiliated. China’s present…

2017-04-14

Over 500 charitable organizations register in first four months of Charity Law’s enforcement

A report was released by Beijing Normal University this week, exploring the state of charitable organizations in China during the first four months of the Charity Law’s implementation, between September and December 2016. The report appears to confirm that it…

2017-04-13

Tax department releases announcement on tax registration for overseas NGOs

In an effort to further implement the “Law on the Management of Overseas NGOs”, the State Administration of Taxation recently sent an announcement regarding tax registration for overseas NGOs to all tax departments. Below is CDB’s translation of the announcement.…

2017-04-12

Visually impaired kindergarten teacher wins discrimination lawsuit

A kindergarten teacher with eight years of educational experience, who was denied teaching qualifications after a physical exam revealed that she was blind in her right eye, has won a lawsuit against her former employer. The teacher, who wishes to…

2017-04-10

A Shared Future: the Chinese Volunteers Helping Syrian Refugees

The story of two Peking University students who went to Gaziantep, a Turkish city near the border with Syria, as volunteers to assist the numerous Syrian refugees there.

2017-04-07

Public Security Bureau launches Wechat page for overseas NGOs

A screenshot of the Public Security Bureau’s overseas NGOs Wechat account. The Public Security Bureau’s Office for the Management of Overseas NGOs has recently launched a public Wechat account designed to improve cooperation and communication between foreign NGOs and…

2017-04-06

International NGOs in China: Which Path to Follow?

Registering with the authorities remains a challenge for many international NGOs working in China. This article from the Chinese media discusses some of the problems involved and offers some concrete policy suggestions to solve the impasse.

2017-04-05

Shanghai issues registration certificates to eight more overseas NGOs

On January 17th 2017, the Administrative Office of Overseas NGOs of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau issued registration certificates to the first six representative offices of overseas NGOs in Shanghai. Now a second batch of overseas NGOs, larger and active…

2017-04-05

Inspections uncover slew of polluting companies in Northern China

On March 30, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MeP) released its first quarterly report for 2017 on the air quality inspections it carries out, finding a series of concerning issues. Between February 15th and March 18th, the ministry conducted air…

2017-04-01

First batch of overseas NGOs receive their registration credentials in Yunnan

On the morning of March 30, the Yunnan Representative Office of Overseas NGOs issued their long-awaited registration credentials to the first batch of overseas NGOs. Nine NGOs from outside of Mainland China, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare (US),…

2017-03-31

Report discusses challenges in educating migrant and left-behind children

On March 28, China’s first Blue Book on migrant children was released, discussing new developments and challenges in the field of education for migrant and left-behind children. The flow of people moving from China’s inner provinces to the coast for…

2017-03-30

Half a year since the Charity Law went into effect, how are social organizations faring?

It has now been half a year since the implementation of China’s Charity Law, and many in the sector are wondering how things are moving forward with the recognition of charitable organizations across China. A recent report by the China…

2017-03-28

How I help pull China’s rural poor out of poverty

As an official charged with tackling deprivation, it falls to me to decide who qualifies for relief and who does not. Last April, jaded by my career as a video journalist, I volunteered to join an officially sanctioned nationwide poverty…

2017-03-24

Awareness of Charity Law’s provisions still lagging behind, says scholar

A reporter for China Society News recently interviewed Wang Ming, the dean of Tsinghua University’s China Philanthropy Research Institute, about the popularization of China’s Charity Law. When asked what the current status is regarding the Charity Law, Wang Ming replied…

2017-03-23

Women’s Rights in China – an Interview with Feng Yuan

An interview with veteran Chinese feminist Feng Yuan on women's rights in China.

2017-03-22

CDB Reports

Why welfare is still better than work for some of China’s poor

Over 500 charitable organizations register in first four months of Charity Law’s enforcement

Tax department releases announcement on tax registration for overseas NGOs

Visually impaired kindergarten teacher wins discrimination lawsuit

International NGOs in China: Which Path to Follow?

Shanghai issues registration certificates to eight more overseas NGOs

Inspections uncover slew of polluting companies in Northern China

First batch of overseas NGOs receive their registration credentials in Yunnan

Report discusses challenges in educating migrant and left-behind children

Half a year since the Charity Law went into effect, how are social organizations faring?

How I help pull China’s rural poor out of poverty

Awareness of Charity Law’s provisions still lagging behind, says scholar

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