In trying to understand charity work in China, contributor Caitlin Schultz explores what Chinese citizens think of as “charitable activity.” The 2016 Charity Law does not offer a clear-cut definition of exactly what the Party-state might consider “charitable,” meaning that social expectations play a big role in the sector going forward. As Schultz explains:
In the end, the attempt by the government to regulate civil society space under a “charity law” that fails to adequately define “charitable” and “public interest” raises complicated questions that confuse both legal and societal notions of these types of activities.
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