China Drafts the First Legislation to Strengthen Regulation of Overseas NGOsThe Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (the "NPC") of the People's Republic of China ("PRC") released the Second draft of Law on Administration of Overseas Non-Governmental Organisations ("NGOs") (境外非政府组织管理法(草案二次审议稿)) (the "Draft NGO Law") for public comments from 5 May 2015 till 4 June 2015. If passed, this law will become the first PRC legislation in relation to regulating overseas NGOs in the PRC.
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