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According to the Guangzhou government website, Guangzhou’s Coordinating Small Group for Foreign NGO Management Work held a training class on July 11 and 12. Participants included representatives from all of the government entities represented in the group (which were not explicitly listed in the article) as well as local public security bureau leadership. Yang Jianghua, Guangzhou’s Vice Mayor, Public Security Bureau Head, and Head of the Coordinating Small Group, was also in attendance. Yang’s concurrent...Read more
Two worthwhile articles about civil society in China came out in earlier this month. The first, by Christian Shepard and Michael Martina of Reuters, highlights the difficulties faced by organizations attempting to register under the Foreign NGO Law. It cites three organizations—Humane Society International, National Geographic Society, and Stiftung Asienhaus—that told Reuters their operations have slowed or stopped due to the bureaucratic hurdles associated with registration.The second article was featured in Sixth Tone, an English-language...Read more
Qinghai Public Security Bureau Meets with Foreign NGOs; Guizhou Makes Filing More Convenient; Four Provincial Public Security Bureaus Conduct University Outreach
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—July 3-11, 2017
On June 30, the Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office granted registration certificates to 15 foreign NGOs: Ford Foundation (United States), Give2Asia (United States), The Asia Foundation (United States), Caterpillar Foundation (United States), Environmental Defense Fund (United States), ClientEarth (United Kingdom), Motion Picture Association of America (United States), IFPI (Switzerland), Pacific Asia Travel Association (United States), United States Information Technology Office (United States), China Cable Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong), World Trade...Read more
A total of six entities, not originally included in the Ministry of Public Security’s 2017 list of eligible Professional Supervisory Units (PSUs), have now sponsored foreign NGO representative offices. More details about the newest of these PSUs can be found in our Analysis section.Read more
Yunnan Public Security Bureau Meets with MSI Professional Services and Plan International
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—June 28, 2017
Today, the head of the Yunnan Public Security Bureau Foreign NGO Management Office met with representatives of MSI Professional Services (Hong Kong) and Plan International (United States). MSI thanked the Yunnan office for its guidance and warm service during the registration process. Plan International got further details on the registration process.Read more