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A new analysis piece looks at how the Foreign NGO Law has been applied to foreign NGOs working to facilitate international adoption. Jasmine I-Shin Su takes a look at what has changed in the foreign adoption process since the implementation of the law.Read more

September Data and Some Recommended NGO Articles

The China NGO Project has posted representative office and temporary activity data for the month of September (with information available as of October 1). The pace at which representative offices are registered and at which new temporary activities are initiated appears to be settling into a steadier rhythm as implementation becomes more regularized. PSB authorities registered 11 foreign NGO representative offices in September; for seven of nine months this year, new registrations were in the...Read more
China Development Brief (CDB) will hold a forum in Beijing on November 6 and 7, “China’s Overseas NGO Law Two Years On,” for foreign NGOs operating in China. The goal of the gathering is to “facilitate the effective operations of overseas NGOs under the current circumstances, including in areas like strategic positioning, partnership maintenance and institutional operations.” Slated speakers include: Jia Xijin of Tsinghua University, Ford Foundation’s Elizabeth Knup, representatives from the Beijing Foreign NGO...Read more
The Doing Good Index 2018, a benchmark study by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), collected data from more than 1,500 non-profit organizations across 15 Asian economies and mapped the environment for philanthropy and private social investment in each. The Index looks specifically at groups it calls “Social Delivery Organizations,” which refers to “organizations that are engaged in delivering a product or service that addresses a societal need.”Read more

Registrations in Jiangsu, Hubei, and Chongqing; Training in Beijing, Tianjin, and Fujian; Inspection Visits in Yunnan

Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—August 30, 2018
Recently, the Jiangsu Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Office held a ceremony to give a registration certificate to the China Cross-Strait Exchange Association (Taiwan). PSB representatives offered their congratulations and expressed their hope that the group would strictly abide by the Foreign NGO Law as they promoted people-to-people exchanges. The Association’s chief representative expressed thanks for the PSB’s warm service and stated that the group would use its office as a platform to...Read more