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Asia Dialogue recently posted a series of “video policy briefs” looking at implementation of the Foreign NGO Law in China. Each video looks at a different country or aspect of the Law’s implementation. The following is focused on how groups from the United Kingdom are able to work under the Foreign NGO Law.Read more
Asia Dialogue recently posted a series of “video policy briefs” looking at implementation of the Foreign NGO Law in China. Each video looks at a different country or aspect of the Law’s implementation. The following is focused on German groups’ experiences under the Foreign NGO Law. Read more
Only two new representative offices were registered in June. The last time we saw such low registration numbers was between mid-February and mid-March of last year (right after the Foreign NGO Law came into effect). We don’t yet know if this drop-off is indicative of a general slowing-down in registrations or if it simply illustrates how variable the registration numbers are from week to week and month to month.Read more
Nonprofit Policy Forum, an international journal focused on public policy as it relates to the work of non-profit organizations, recently released a Special Issue on Nonprofit Policymaking in China. The issue delves into the policy styles, goals, and drivers of non-profit policy-making in China as a means to explain China’s recent non-profit policy-making momentum, power reconfiguration, and organizational developments. The topics covered include: varying government policy approaches related non-profits under the Xi administration, varying non-profit...Read more

Foreign NGO Training for Lawyers, Taxation Requirements, the Changsha High-Tech Zone

Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—June 14, 2018
Today, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office, together with the Shanghai Law Society, held a first round of Foreign NGO Law training for lawyers at the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. A total of 34 lawyers from 20 well-established law firms in Shanghai participated and received a certificate of completion from the Shanghai Law Society. The training included classroom learning, on-site teaching, case studies, and exchanges. During the training,...Read more