How are NGOs regulated in China?
The legal framework of NGOs in China mainly consists of four regulations:
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the Regulations on the Management of Foundations (1988);
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the Provisional Regulations on the Management of Foreign Chambers of Commerce (1989);
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the Regulation on Social Organization Registration Management (1998); and
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the Provisional Regulations on the Registration and Management of Civil Non-Enterprise Organizations.
These four regulations provide the basic legal requirements for the registration and operation of NGOs.
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