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Check here for updates from our editors on new developments in regulation, operation and activities of Foreign NGOs in China as well as updates to the China NGO Project site
We’ve recently updated our FAQ on the definition of a “temporary activity.” Though there is still no clear-cut definition, we’ve added additional detail from informed sources to help address questions about whether authorities are likely consider a particular event a “temporary activity.” This includes factors such as activity funding, publicity, and attendee affiliation. See the full FAQ here.Read more
We’ve updated our suite of data visualizations to include information through the end of November. Several new countries of origin were represented among foreign NGOs that successfully registered their first representative office in November, namely Brazil, Croatia, Madagascar, and Thailand. Among foreign NGOs that filed for temporary activities, Sri Lanka and the Philippines were newly-represented countries of origin.Read more
Forestry Administration Holds Internal Foreign NGO-Related Meeting; Tianjin, Chongqing, and Jiangsu Public Security Bureaus Hold Trainings
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—November 24-December 1, 2017
On November 21, the State Forestry Administration convened a meeting on the Foreign NGO Law, attended by 28 provincial- and city-level Forestry offices as well as by the Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office. Participants discussed various forestry offices’ work with foreign NGOs and the Beijing PSB emphasized its desire to continue to cooperate with forestry officials.Read more
A new analysis compares how Xi Jinping’s 19th Party Congress report this past October and his 18th Party Congress report in 2012 discussed non-governmental organizations and other civil society institutions. Read the full analysis here.Read more
Lee Ming-che may not have been charged under the Foreign NGO Law, but his case may still have a chilling effect on those non-profits working in China. Read the full analysis here.Read more