Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary China: political and legal aspect

Occupation: Leading Researcher of the Center for Political Studies and Forecasts
Affiliation: Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: 32, Nakhimovsky prospect, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation

Journal name

Problemy Dalnego Vostoka

Edition

Issue 6

Pages

21-36

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of general issues of the non-governmental public organizations in China. The current legislation regulating their legal status is being considered, including law-making acts adopted since the beginning of the "policy of reform and openness". In the Soviet type countries, to which the People's Republic of China belongs, the work of non-governmental organizations cannot conflict with the course of the ruling party. In the PRC, public organizations act as an integral part of a United Front led by the CPC and consisting of various political forces striving for a common goal — the "great revival of the Chinese nation." The activities of opposition public organizations in China are prohibited, and their registration is impossible. The Chinese authorities believe that the interests of the collective are above the interests of the individual, therefore, individuals that do not obey the "mass line" do not have the right to exist. Western experts believe that the absence of oppositional, state-independent public organizations in China does not allow them to be classified as non-governmental. However, Chinese specifics are overlooked, which leads to an incorrect transfer of Western concepts and institutions to Chinese soil and, consequently, allegations of an insufficient degree of democratization of China. The study provides up-to-date statistics on the number of non-governmental public organizations in China in recent years.

Keywords

China, CCP, political system, public organizations, legal regulation, legislation, domestic politics, consultative democracy

Received

31.10.2023

Publication date

27.12.2023

Number of characters

40138

Cite

GOST	Troshchinskiy P. Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary China: political and legal aspect // Problemy Dalnego Vostoka – 2023. – Issue 6 C. 21-36 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://pdv.jes.su/S013128120029396-6-1 (circulation date: 02.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013128120029396-6
MLA	Troshchinskiy, Pavel "Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary China: political and legal aspect." Problemy Dalnego Vostoka 6 (2023):21-36. DOI: 10.31857/S013128120029396-6
APA	Troshchinskiy P. (2023). Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary China: political and legal aspect. Problemy Dalnego Vostoka (6), pp.21-36 DOI: 10.31857/S013128120029396-6

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