China passes law to tighten controls on foreign nonprofits
China has passed a law to tighten controls over foreign nongovernmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, the latest move by authorities to clamp down on perceived threats to national security.
The law, adopted Thursday by the national legislature, states that foreign NGOs must not endanger China’s national security and ethnic unity. It grants police the power to question administrators, search facilities and seize equipment.
Beijing’s move to pass such a law has drawn criticism from U.S. and European officials and business and academic organizations. They are concerned it would severely restrict the operations of a wide range of groups, further limiting the growth of civil society in China and hindering nongovernmental exchanges between China and the rest of the world.
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