China Drafts Measure to Boost Public Trust in Charities

China has prepared a draft law regarding charities' registration with the government, which would make it easier for them to raise funds and gain tax exemptions while allaying public concern over the way they are run. The draft law, drawn up after some high-profile scandals, underscores official concern about anemic charity donations in the world's second-largest economy, which ranked 133 among 135 countries rated by the World Giving Index, largely because of public mistrust of...

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