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The China NGO Project has just completed an analysis of representative office registrations and temporary activity filings during the first two years of Foreign NGO Law implementation. While office registrations have slowed, the number of temporary activities initiated every month is still on an upward trajectory. Beyond this noticeable difference, both representative office and temporary activities tend to focus on the same set of issues and cluster in several key provinces. Read more about what two years'...Read more
The NGO Project has discovered that two temporary activities, previously listed on the Ministry of Public Security’s website, have been removed. The website does not provide any explanation for or recognition of this change.Read more
Guangdong Awarded for Foreign NGO Law Promotion Work, Jiangsu and Tianjin Do Foreign NGO-Related Outreach
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—November 30, 2018
Recently, the Guangdong Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office received an award for its innovative work in promoting the law, the Jiangsu PSB Foreign NGO Management office held a conference for foreign NGO representative offices registered in the province, and the Tianjin PSB Foreign NGO Management office visited Tianjin University to publicize the Foreign NGO Law and investigate the school’s related management issues.Read more
More than a week after the detention of two Canadian citizens, we know very little about the nature of the charges against them. Of particular concern to the foreign NGO community is the detention of Michael Kovrig, an employee of the non-profit International Crisis Group. In the context of minimal Chinese media coverage of his case, a particular article, “Canadian Citizen Detained in China, What Are Foreign NGOs Panicked About?” stands out as noteworthy.Read more
Foreign NGO Employee Detained in Beijing
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Suggests Michael Kovrig of International Crisis Group Detained under Foreign NGO Law
On Monday night, Chinese authorities detained Michael Kovrig of the Brussels-based non-profit International Crisis Group (ICG) in Beijing. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested—though did not definitively state—that Kovrig may have been detained under the auspices of the Foreign NGO Law.Read more