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My takeaways from the China Charity Forum
The China Charity Forum, entitled ‘Open a Philanthropy Era’, was convened in Beijing from 16 to 17 August with participants from across China and from other countries. The two–day forum consists of discussions and a …
Charity law in China
A recent busy visit to Beijing disclosed that much is happening on the ‘charity’ law front, with many other ancillary developments regarding the three regulations (san tiaoli). Beginning first with those, I will analyze where …
Charity and Social Enterprise in China
Charity In mid-May the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) held a conference on Philanthropy in China and released the news that 2013 was indeed a watershed year for CSOs. At the end of the year …
Civil society in China
February was another very busy month for civil society in China. The developments were in several areas: tax exemption, direct registration, implementing regulations on cancellation of the branch registration requirement for national social organizations, procurement …
Civil society developments in China
January was a huge month for civil society developments in China and many of them are noteworthy. They involved a variety of issues, including more provinces adopting the direct registration regime, and the recognition by …
Nexus China Youth Summit 2013: a convenor’s view
Although it would have been much easier to organize a summit in Hong Kong where I had contacts and resources, I chose to convene the first Asian Nexus event in China, the country of my …
Nexus China Youth Summit 2013: a social entrepreneur’s view
‘我相信未来的中国一定是属于那些有国际视野和本土资源的年轻人的.’ ‘I believe the China of the future will most certainly belong to those young people with both a global vision and local resources.’ Grant Hu, Nexus China co-coordinator at Nexus China Youth Summit 2013 …
Nexus China Youth Summit 2013: a next gen philanthropist’s view
I joined the Nexus community in 2012, when I attended both the China and the global summits. I find Nexus an open and vibrant platform for young people to share and engage. You can freely …
2013 – A year of contradictions
In my previous post I discussed the Third Plenum and the fact that the highest echelons of the Communist Party seem to have taken on board the proposed changes in the registration system for CSOs. …
Social enterprise – the true legacy of Guo Mei Mei?
In 2011, philanthropy in China was rocked by a series of scandals, most notably that of Guo Mei Mei, a young woman whose parading of a ‘bling’ lifestyle while apparently associated with a highly respected …
