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    Draft law eases curbs on foreign NGOs in country

    (Xinhua) Updated: 2016-04-26 06:54

    Draft law eases curbs on foreign NGOs in country

    A child attends an Earth Hour activity in Shanghai in March calling for environmental protection. The event was started in 2007 by the WorldWide Fund for Nature, an environmental NGO. CHINA DAILY

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    A draft law to regulate NGOs from outside the Chinese mainland eases restrictions on their operations and activities.

    The bill was submitted for its third reading to the bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which runs from Monday to Thursday.

    Xu Xianming, deputy head of the NPC Law Committee, said the bill regulates the activities of overseas NGOs in China and protects their rights and interests.

    Many overseas NGOs have engaged in charity and academic exchanges in China and have played a positive role since the reform and opening-up drive started in the late 1970s.

    "Since their number has grown quickly and their activities have intensified, it is necessary to have a law to regulate and guide them," Xu said.

    Exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and overseas colleges, hospitals and research institutes of science and engineering will follow existing regulations.

    The bill removes the restriction of only one office for NGOs on the Chinese mainland, though their number and locations must be approved by the regulatory authority.

    The five-year limit on operations of representative offices in China will also be deleted.

    Representative offices of overseas NGOs and overseas NGOs carrying out temporary activities in China are forbidden from recruiting members on the mainland without the permission of the State Council.

    The restrictions on staff and volunteers will be removed, but tougher rules would be imposed on finances, including sources of funds and expenses. They should have their financial reports audited and published.

    The proposed new law stipulates that overseas NGOs should report to the regulator 15 days before their program begins, and their Chinese partners should obtain approval.

    The bill allows the police to interview chief representatives and senior executives of overseas NGOs, and force the Chinese partner to terminate a cooperation program if it is considered to undermine State security.

    Overseas NGOs that engage in illegal activities, including those to subvert the State and split the nation, will be blacklisted and banned from operating on the mainland.

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