04.23.17
What Forms Does My NGO Need to Register an Office in China?
After gaining approval from a Professional Supervisory Unit (whose application materials and process vary from unit to unit), a foreign NGO must submit the following materials to the appropriate public security office.
04.23.17
What Is the Difference Between a Professional Supervisory Unit and a Chinese Partner Unit?
Unlike Professional Supervisory Unites (PSUs), which are paired with foreign NGO representative offices in China and which must be selected from a list provided by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), Chinese Partner Units (CPUs) are organizations...
04.23.17
Are NGOs in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau Subject to This Law?
Yes. The term 境外 (jing wai) used in the law, which we translate as “foreign,” is frequently translated as “overseas,” but its literal translation is “outside the borders.” For legal and regulatory purposes, jing wai includes Taiwan, Hong Kong, and...
04.23.17
What Does China Consider to Be a “Foreign NGO”?
Article 2 of the Foreign NGO Law, as translated by China Law Translate, defines Foreign NGOs as any “not-for-profit, non-governmental social organizations lawfully established outside mainland China, such as foundations, social groups, and think...
04.23.17
How Can My Organization Operate under the New Foreign NGO Law?
All organizations seeking to register as a foreign NGO in China must meet certain requirements to be considered legitimate foreign NGOs by the Chinese government. These include being legally established outside mainland China and having been active...
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04.20.17
A Taiwanese Man’s Detention in Guangdong Threatens a Key Pillar of Cross-Straits Relations
Update: On March 26, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office announced that Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che had been formally arrested on charges of “subverting state power.” Jerome Cohen has added a new comment to this essay. To skip to that...
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04.18.17China Law Translate (Chinese)
A website that houses the original Chinese text of laws and regulations and crowd-sources unofficial English translations.
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04.13.17Foreign NGO Management Law Legal Services Lawyers’ Group (境外NGO管理法法律服务律师团)
Contact information (in Chinese) for the Foreign NGO Management Law Legal Services Lawyers’ Group, which provides legal consultation and proxy services to foreign NGOs and individuals.
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04.13.17ChinaSource
A resource and support organization for and about the Christian community in China that offers consulting services related to the Foreign NGO Law.
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04.13.17The FNGO Registration Support Program
Contact information for the Foreign NGO Registration Support Program, run by the the Center for Charity Law under the Beijing Normal University China Philanthropy Research Institute (CPRI).
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04.13.17Anthony Spires’ Blog
A blog run by Anthony Spires, Ph.D., that includes the results of survey work done by foreign NGOs in China. Spires is Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a research fellow with the School of...
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04.13.17Council on Foundations
A detailed outline of the laws and regulations pertaining to social organizations in China, produced by a non-profit leadership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations.
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04.13.17NGOs in China blog
A blog about developments in the nongovernmental, non-profit, and charitable sector in China. Run by Shawn Shieh, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the China Labor Bulletin, founder and former Director of English-language operations for China Development...
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04.13.17International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
A comprehensive discussion of the Foreign NGO Law, including related laws and international comparisons, maintained by a U.S.-based non-profit that monitors global legal developments affecting civil society, philanthropy, and public participation.
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04.13.17China Development Brief
A website that provides news and translations related to non-profit work in China, including the Foreign NGO Law.
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02.16.17The Overseas NGO Law and Its Effects on Chinese NGOs’ Contribution to Global Development
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02.15.17Fighting on Behalf of China’s Women—From the United States
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Among hundreds of thousands of women who took to the streets for the Women’s March on Washington were Lu Pin and more than 20 other Chinese feminists who live in the United States and belong to the Chinese Feminism Collective
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01.31.17
The Origins of China’s New Law on Foreign NGOs
For many years, the vast majority of foreign NGOs operated quietly in China in a legal grey area. Many are unregistered and work in China through local partners, while others are registered as commercial enterprises. That all changed with the...
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12.30.16Uncertainty Over New Chinese Law Rattles Foreign Nonprofits
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A new law in China is raising concern among thousands of nongovernmental organizations about their ability to continue their work in the new year
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12.21.16China Unveils List of Activities Permitted for Foreign Non-Profits
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Law taking effect Jan. 1 is widely seen as targeted at groups working in areas such as human rights and rule of law
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12.15.16New Chinese Law Puts Foreign Non-Profits in Limbo
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Many NGOs could be made illegal on Jan. 1 amid campaign against unwanted foreign influences
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10.27.16
A New Generation Of Chinese Social Entrepreneurs Is Emerging In Africa
The dearth of Chinese NGOs in Africa should not come as a surprise given that the emergence of the non-profit sector in China is a relatively new phenomenon. Today, there are an estimated 500,000 registered NGOs in the P.R.C., most of which focus on...
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03.14.13China Acknowledges Emerging Role Of Non-Profit Sector
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China pledged on Wednesday to allow non-profit-making groups to play a greater role in society in an acknowledgement of the growing importance of independent organisations the government traditionally has treated with suspicion.
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Catalyzing Social Investment in China
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In May 2008, an earthquake hit the western Chinese province of Sichuan, taking 80,000 lives and displacing millions of others. The earthquake inspired an increase in donations from RMB13.3 billion in 2007 to RMB76.4 billion in 2008 and highlighted...
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05.11.10China’s Crackdown on Nonprofit Groups Prompts New Fears Among Activists
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The Chinese government in the past several weeks has intensified a subtle but steady tightening over the country's freewheeling civil society sector, with some nonprofit groups saying they are feeling increasingly harassed, targeted by tax...