A Note about MPS Data

In addition to downloading new data entries on a regular basis, The China NGO Project also periodically reconciles our data set with that on the MPS website, changing old entries to reflect the newest information provided by the MPS. That means that on some occasions, our data visualizations will show small changes in the numbers for “old” data, such as changes to the start date of a temporary activity from early in the year, for example.

Jiangxi and Hubei Public Security Bureaus Meet with Other Government Agencies to Talk Foreign NGO Law; Jiangsu and Yunnan Engage with Registered Foreign NGOs

Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—September 26-October 23, 2017

Today, the Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office issued registration certificates to three foreign NGOs: World Sport Federation Asia Headquarters (世界体育总会亚太区总部) (Macau), Oxfam (Hong Kong), and France Export Céréales.

China’s Appetite for Abalone Spurs Organized Crime in South Africa

A China in Africa Podcast

Cape Town-based journalist Kimon de Greef joins Eric and Cobus to discuss the lucrative illegal abalone trade between South Africa and China that threatens the survival of this prized shellfish. The abalone trade, according to recent reporting by de Greef, is fueling the expansion of organized crime syndicates into the donkey skin trade where surging Chinese demand is pushing up prices around the world.