{"id":29165,"date":"2015-05-13T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinalegalblog.com\/en\/?guid=50e85291d5813f41f515bb0d3f502da4"},"modified":"2015-05-16T13:24:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T05:24:59","slug":"chinas-draft-law-on-overseas-ngos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinalegalblog.com\/en\/2015\/05\/13\/chinas-draft-law-on-overseas-ngos\/","title":{"rendered":"China's draft law on overseas NGOs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Chinese government recently released for public comment a draft of a proposed law on overseas NGOs. ("Overseas" is the standard translation for \u5883\u5916, which means non-mainland, i.e., territories not under the direct control of the Chinese government, including Hong Kong and Macao as well as foreign countries.) The law's reach is very broad, prohibiting any activities within China by any overseas NGOs (meaning any organization that is neither governmental nor for-profit) unless they register with the police.<\/p>\n

This goes way beyond making life difficult for NGOs now operating in China. It means that foreign universities, for example, can't have any "activities" in China unless they register with the police (and their registration is approved). It means that the Poughkeepsie Optometrists Association can't have its annual convention on the beach in Hainan without registering with the police. Oddly, it means that the US Chamber of Commerce can't (without registering) hire a consultant in China to do a marketing study, even though any of its for-profit members, or even the Department of Commerce itself, could. Can this result possibly have been intended?<\/p>\n

Here are some links [see May 16 post<\/a> for more links]:<\/p>\n

Chinese text:<\/span><\/strong> http:\/\/www.npc.gov.cn\/npc\/xinwen\/lfgz\/flca\/2015-05\/05\/content_1935666.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Translations:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

China Development Brief:<\/em> http:\/\/chinadevelopmentbrief.cn\/articles\/cdb-english-translation-of-the-overseas-ngo-management-law-second-draft\/<\/a><\/p>\n

China Law Translate:<\/em> http:\/\/chinalawtranslate.com\/en\/foreign-ngo-draft-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Commentary:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

China Law and Policy blog:<\/em><\/p>\n

Part 1: http:\/\/chinalawandpolicy.com\/2015\/05\/10\/a-slow-death-chinas-draft-foreign-ngo-management-law\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 2: http:\/\/chinalawandpolicy.com\/2015\/05\/11\/the-future-is-already-present-how-the-draft-foreign-ngo-management-law-could-be-applied\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 3: http:\/\/chinalawandpolicy.com\/2015\/05\/12\/one-love-how-foreign-ngos-governments-should-respond-to-chinas-draft-foreign-ngo-law\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Prof. Jia Xijin \u8d3e\u897f\u6d25 (Tsinghua Univ.) (in Chinese):<\/em> http:\/\/news.ifeng.com\/a\/20150511\/43732232_0.shtml\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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