The Ministry of Civil Affairs is reassuring the public that it is determined to fight fraudulent and unregistered nongovernmental organizations as it published the names of some 250 suspicious entities identified since the beginning of the year.The list was released in three batches.An Ning, deputy director of the ministry's social organization management bureau, said the list of names was released to alert the public about potential fraud. The ministry also banned entities for which there is adequate evidence of unlawful activity.More than 300 fake and illegal organizations have been banned in the last three months nationwide, An said.Such organizations usually claim to serve national strategies, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, or to promote poverty alleviation.They often charge fees for granting certificates saying that a client is involved in a certain field - the environment, for example - or in exchange for a promise that the NGO will secure project funds, which may never materialize, according to the ministry.That has caused much financial loss for governments and institutes at the grassroots level, An said in an earlier interview.Such organizations are deceitful because their names usually contain China, national, global or UN, all of which suggest government endorsement and support, he said.In February, the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau banned four associations that were posing as NGOs. Investigations had found that they had failed to register with civil affairs authorities, violating regulations concerning domestic NGO administration. One of them was found to have organized activities under the name of national institutes in order to accumulate wealth.An said the ministry will cooperate with public security organs and other departments to carry out a national campaign against organizations amassing money while posing as legitimate NGOs.The public can verify NGO credentials and report suspicious activities at chinanpo.gov.cn, via e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 010-5812-4144.?? fuck cancer braceletevent wristbands
MANILA - China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will start consultation on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea in early March, according to a consultative meeting between China and the Philippines on Tuesday.Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou and Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Enrique Manalo held the second meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea (BCM) in Manila on Tuesday.With the objective of maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the region, both sides discussed ways to manage and prevent incidents at sea, promote dialogue and cooperation on maritime issues, and enhance mutual trust and confidence, said a statement issued after the one-day meeting, adding they had a positive, fruitful and productive meeting.The technical working groups identified a number of possible cooperative initiatives that can be explored in the future, with both sides reaffirming that contentious maritime issues are not the sum total of the China-Philippines relationship.Both sides reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace and stability, freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South China Sea, freedom of international commerce and other peaceful uses of the sea, addressing territorial and jurisdictional disputes by peaceful means, without resorting to the threat or use of force, through friendly consultations and negotiations by sovereign states directly concerned, in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations and the 1982 UNCLOS, the statement said.UNCLOS refers to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.It said both sides also agreed to continue discussions on confidence-building measures to increase mutual trust and confidence, and exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities in the South China Sea that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability.There were intensive discussions on mutually beneficial joint initiatives and consensus on the convening of technical working groups in the areas of fisheries, oil and gas, marine scientific research and marine environmental protection, and political security, in the framework of the BCM, it said.Both sides highlighted the importance of the BCM as a consultation mechanism that would continue to contribute to the stable growth of bilateral relations.Taking off from the discussions during the inaugural meeting of the BCM in May 2017 in China's southwestern city of Guiyang, it said both sides had a frank, cordial exchange of views on issues of concern on the South China Sea during the meeting.Both sides had productive exchange of views on ways to strengthen cooperation in areas such as marine environmental protection, fisheries, marine scientific research, and oil and gas, without prejudice to their respective positions on sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction.The third meeting of the BCM will be held in China in the second half of 2018.
