Here are our translations of the latest WeChat posts from the Ministry of Public Security related to Foreign NGOs. You can find our previous MPS WeChat translations here.
On May 10, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) hosted a meeting related to the role of foreign NGOs in “One Belt, One Road construction.” Eleven foreign NGOs with representative offices in China took part in the meeting, including the World Economic Forum, the US-China Business Council, the Energy Foundation, the World Wide Fund for Nature, Project Hope, Fondation Mérieux, Health Poverty Action, the China Medical Board, International Silkroad Trade and Culture Associations, and the Shin Shin Educational Foundation. Experts from Tsinghua and Peking universities, as well as officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries also participated.
[The MPS Foreign NGO Management Office WeChat account posted an English version of this article on May 13, with slightly different content. That article noted that 82 foreign NGO representative offices have been registered since January 1, though as of May 13, only 73 have been posted to the MPS website. The article also stated that 180 foreign NGOs are in the process of applying for a registered office.]
The World Wide Fund for Nature participates in green One Belt, One Road construction.
The International Silkroad Trade and Culture Associations plays a role as a bridge and a link.
Health Poverty Action lends a helping hand to One Belt, One Road.
The Shin Shin Educational Foundation initiates One Belt, One Road cultural travel.
The Energy Foundation supports One Belt, One Road green low-carbon development.
China Medical Board actively participates in One Belt, One Road construction.
Fondation Mérieux develops disease prevention work along the One Belt, One Road.
Tsinghua and Peking University professors discuss foreign NGOs’ active participation in the construction of one belt one road.
According to Wang Ming, head of the Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University, foreign NGOs play four main roles in the construction of One Belt, One Road:
- Coordinating and proposing policies related to the international aspects of One Belt, One Road;
- Influencing corporate behavior of companies involved in One Belt, One Road, particularly related to environmental or corporate social responsibility issues;
- Promoting the involvement of international Philanthropy, as well as innovation in mass participation and social governance, in service of OBOR;
- Using their extensive experience and personal and organizational networks to support domestic NGOs who come into contact with them while working on One Belt, One Road projects.
Associate Professor Jin Jinping, head of The Center for NGO Law of Peking University, focused on the following aspects of foreign NGOs’ involvement in the construction of One Belt, One Road:
- Achieving the goals of OBOR will require the participation of a variety of actors;
- Foreign NGOs’ special attributes, such as producing public goods and promoting public policy, means they will benefit OBOR;
- The roles and capabilities foreign NGOs have played in international cooperation and communication will serve well in this context;
- How to ensure and promote the full utilization of foreign NGOs’ role.
On May 15, the Hubei Public Security Bureau Foreign NGO Management Office held a ceremony for the first batch of foreign NGOs approved for representative offices in the province, including the International Plant Nutrition Institute (Canada) and the Cheongju Trade Union Discussion Forum (South Korea).
Tibet has actively set up a foreign NGO communication platform.