The Chinese military has rejected US President Donald Trump’s accusation that it is a challenge to American’s national security, according to a statement released late on Wednesday night.
Perhaps no other country felt the economic cost of China’s wrath as South Korea did this year.
When it comes to territorial disputes in Asia, the South China Sea typically commands the bulk of attention.
Year four of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is now in the books.
Articles 5 and 45 of the Foreign NGO Law suggest that foreign NGOs may not engage in “for-profit activities.” However, according to the NGOs in China blog’s summary of guidance provided by the Ministry of Public Security at a 2016 Q&A session, “Article 21 [of the law] permits foreign NGOs to use ‘other funds legally acquired within China’ for their activities in China. This means income or revenue is allowed as long as the foreign NGO keeps its not-for-profit nature, namely, will not distribute dividends or profit to its shareholders [or] owners. For example, it is permissible for a foreign NGO to charge a fee for providing services or licensing intellectual property rights to a Chinese party.”
Though the Foreign NGO Law forbids foreign NGOs from partnering with for-profit organizations for activities, may foreign NGOs contract with for-profit entities for certain services?
John S. Van Oudenaren is a program officer at the Asia Society Policy Institute. Previously, he was a research assistant at the U.S. National Defense University’s College of International Security Affairs, where he supported counterterrorism and regional studies programs, and researched various issues in the contemporary security environment. He writes on contemporary Chinese politics and East Asian security issues. His articles have been published in the US Army War College Quarterly-Parameters, Asian Affairs: An American Review, The Diplomat, and The American Interest. He holds an M.A. in Asian Studies from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, and a B.A. in History and Chinese from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Xiao Kang is currently an intern at the Center on U.S.-China Relations. She recently finished graduate studies in International Relations at New York University. Kang grew up in Beijing and went to Hong Kong Polytechnic University for her undergraduate degree in Social Policy and Administration. She previously interned in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, supporting the overseeing of sanctions regimes and general U.N. activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
China hit back at the U.S. after it branded the East Asian giant a competitor, accusing it of distorting the country's intentions and adopting a "Cold War" mentality.
As tensions rise to historic heights on the Korean Peninsula, both the US and China have begun taking unprecedented steps to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
