U.S. Business Groups Blast Draft Chinese Law Regulating NGO Activity

U.S. business groups are pleading with Beijing to exempt them from the scope of a new Chinese draft law that aims to strictly regulate foreign-based non-governmental groups, fearing that if subjected to its requirements, the law would weaken their influence and force them to drastically reduce their presence in China. The U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), American Chamber of Commerce in China and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all have directly complained to the Chinese government about the pending “Overseas NGO...