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The General Administration of Sports has issued a notice regarding foreign NGOs conducting sports activities in China.The notice reiterates that sporting events held by international non-profits fall under the ambit of the Foreign NGO Law. Article 6 states that “foreign NGOs conducting sporting activities in China should establish a representative office in China according to the law. [Foreign NGOs] that have not registered a representative office but that must conduct a temporary sports activity in...Read more
‘Drop-in Service’ in Guangxi, Foreign NGO Visits in Hubei and Qinghai
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—August 8, 2018
In order to promote foreign NGOs’ and Chinese Partner Units’ (CPUs’) legal registration and filing, the Guangxi Public Security Bureau (PSB) recently rolled out “drop-in service.” This entails the PSB visiting relevant entities to publicize the law, provide guidance on filing and registration, and promote the work of the one foreign NGO that has registered in Guizhou and the 13 temporary activities that have been filed for [The China NGO Project notes that, according to...Read more
Chinese Partner Units (CPUs) are critical players in the temporary activity process. Not only are they often the on-the-ground implementers of a temporary activity, and their organizational structure, location, and capacity affect what activities will be possible, it is CPUs—not foreign NGOs—that actually submit temporary activity filings to the Public Security Bureaus. Yet, because there is no “white list” of possible CPUs, the range of potential and actual CPUs is wide and somewhat overwhelming. To...Read more
Council on Foundations (COF) recently hosted a webinar on Philanthropy Law in China, featuring Dr. Shawn Shieh and The China NGO Project editor Jessica Batke. From COF:Shawn presented the current landscape for philanthropy in China, with a special focus on changes resulting from the 2016 Charity Law and Overseas NGO law. He also discussed the rise of philanthropy in China, delved into the new legal scheme presented by 2016 laws, and explored best practices for...Read more
All You Ever Wanted to Know about Temporary Activities
. . . Or at Least All We Know about Them So Far
How often does a temporary activity take place in more than one province? How many temporary activities come from “unique” foreign NGOs—is it mostly the same few NGOs doing all the temporary activities, or are there lots of foreign NGOs just doing one or two activities? Are foreign NGOs able to use the temporary activity mechanism, which has a one-year time limit, to carry out multi-year activities? Find answers to these questions and others in...Read more