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Digitization in Fujian, Greater Bay Outreach in Guangdong, and a Symposium in Gansu
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—February 15-25, 2019
The Fujian Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office, along with the Fujian Digital Department, has sped up the groundwork for establishing a “Digital Fujian.” This process of digitization includes the transition to digital certifications for foreign NGOs operating in Fujian. The Public Security Department aims to issue 10 foreign NGO registration certificates before October, and to issue digital versions on a same-day basis. Starting February 15, representatives from foreign NGOs in Fujian are...Read more
According to the State Department’s Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, the Foreign NGO Law has significantly decreased the number of children U.S. citizens have been able to adopt from China. In a March 14 briefing addressing the Department’s Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption, Special Advisor Suzanne Lawrence stated that overall international adoption numbers are down in large part due to the decline in adoptions from China. Though Lawrence noted that this decline is partly due...Read more
Yesterday, the U.S.-based Open Source Hardware Association announced on its website that it had canceled plans to hold its annual summit in Shenzhen, in large part due to difficulties complying with China’s Foreign NGO Law.Read more
Public Security Bureau Sub-Bureaus Open in Beijing, Visits to Foreign NGO Offices in Jiangsu, and Representative Office Training in Yunnan
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—January 31-February 2, 2019
The Shandong PSB Foreign NGO Management Office recently publicized the two-year anniversary of the Foreign NGO Law. Carrying along publicity materials, the provincial PSB visited the nine foreign NGOs registered in Shandong. The Dezhou, Weihai, Binzhou, and Zibo city PSBs set up displays in high-traffic areas in their cities to promote the key provisions of the law. The Jinan, Qingdao, and Weifang PSBs visited foreign NGOs in their respective jurisdictions to explain management policies and...Read more
Are foreign NGOs able to use temporary activity filings—which are officially only allowed to last a maximum of one year—to run longer-term grants or programs? Is it possible for international organizations to file year after year for the same activities? A review of temporary activity filings through the end of January 2019 suggests that this is indeed possible, though we continue to lack information about instances, if any, where such “renewals” were denied.Read more