Background Briefs on China's Draft Foreign NGO Management Law (中华人民共和国境外非政府组织管理法（草案）（二次审议稿）

 

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In 2015, Chinese authorities unveiled a Second Draft  of the  People's Republic of China Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations Management Law (Draft) (Second Reviewed Draft) (中华人民共和国境外非政府组织管理法（草案）（二次审议稿）.  Chinese authorities invited limited public commentary.

 

This post includes two Background Briefs prepared by ZHU Shaoming, an S.J.D. candidate at the Pennsylvania State University Law School, for the Coalition for Peace and Ethics. These include:

1. ZHU Shaoming, Non-Governmental Organizations in China, CPE Background Brief 1/6 (June 2015).

2. ZHU Shaoming, Public Commentary on China's Draft Foreign NGO Management Law, CPE Background Brief No. 2/6 (June 2015).

Abstracts and links follow.

 

Non-Governmental Organizations in China
Zhu Shaoming
CPE Background Brief 1/6 (June 2015)

Abstract: 

This Background Brief describes the types of non-governmental organizations operating in China. the legal framework for their regulation, the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and NGOs, and a summary of academic discussion on NGOs in China. 

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Public Commentary on China's Draft NGO Management Law
Zhu Shaoming 
CPE Background Brief 2/6 (June 2015)

Abstract:

Chinese authorities unveiled a Second Draft of the People's Republic of China Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations Management Law (Draft) (Second Reviewed Draft) (中华人民共和国境外非政府组织管理法（草案）（二次审议稿）. State authorities invited public commentary. This Background provides a critical summary of commentary submitted and analysis undertaken of the Draft Chinese Foreign NGO Management Law.