Feedback on the INGO Law - Sept. 20, 2016

Drawing upon several rounds of focus groups, interviews, and a small online survey, today I'm circulating a brief “summary of concerns” and feedback on China’s New INGO Law, in Chinese and in English. I’m circulating this now in hopes that policymakers/officials in Beijing will take INGOs’ views into consideration as they develop more detailed implementation guidelines. As I note in the documents, this summary does not (and cannot) reflect every organization’s specific situation nor should it be taken to mean that everyone agrees on every point. I hope, rather, that the general picture I’ve presented helps stimulate enough interest to open up a conversation between the government and concerned parties.

If you find the summary helpful, feel free to pass it along to others who may be interested.

The documents are downloadable as:

China's New INGO Law - A Brief Summary of Concerns (PDF, in English)
关于《中华人民共和国境外非政府组织境内活动管理法》的意见反馈.pdf (PDF, in Chinese)
关于《中华人民共和国境外非政府组织境内活动管理法》的意见反馈.docx (Word doc, in Chinese)