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Civil society events make headway but China still needs to develop trust in CSOs
I was honoured to be invited to speak at two events about civil society in China held during the Mid-Autumn Festival this month (when one consumes lots of mooncakes at family gatherings held throughout China …
Reforming CSOs in China
Following up on my March and April posts, I wanted to return to the subject of reforms in the legal framework for CSOs in China. As I noted, there is a special relationship between the …
Good news and bad from the public interest law front in China
There are not many CSOs in China with good luck in public interest suits. The environmental area is one where there is great success, but other types of suits frequently miss their mark because courts …
News from China: roll-out of plan to allow CSOs to directly register, the earthquake response and other developments
Pursuant to the plan announced by the National People’s Congress (NPC) in March and the follow-up decision to create a timeline of the expected changes to be carried out by the State Council, China Daily …
Can a single day encourage people to engage with NGOs around the world?
The World NGO Day Initiative wishes to create an official UN day for NGOs, with the aim of raising awareness of the many organizations working for good around the globe, inspiring people to become more …
‘In the spirit of’ the 18th Party Congress; another accounting scandal in a big charity
Following the close of the 18th Party Congress in mid-November, there were a few developments suggesting that reforms for civil society are in the offing. Indeed, Professor Wang Ming, China’s best-known expert on CSOs, is …
New policies and issues addressed in the lead-up to the China leadership change in November
Ahead of the long-awaited leadership change during the Party Congress now scheduled for 8 November, there have been a few developments at MCA and with regard to social organization reforms generally. In addition, China Development …
Evaluation of a UNDP/EU/MoCA project and other developments in China
An interesting public event was held on 25 June, where I was a presenter, on the evaluation of the Governance for Equitable Development (GED) project sponsored by the EU and UNDP in partnership with the …
Government downsizing and direct registration of social organizations in China
In recent weeks websites and newspapers in China have heated up with news about coming developments regarding government downsizing, civil society, and the easing of restrictions on registration. For example, the influential news outlet Caixin …
Relaxing the registration rules for civil society organizations in China
Instead of blogging this month on self-regulation (a topic to which I will return in 2012), it is important at this juncture to discuss a very significant development. At a party working conference held at …
