As the World Turns

Campaigners say law deals severe blow to non-profit groups in latest phase of 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng)’s clampdown on civil society A Chinese government offensive against civil society that campaigners describe as the worst in nearly three decades has intensified with 北京 (Běijīng)’s approval on Thursday of a controversial new law that gives security forces control over foreign NGOs operating in the country. [Read more].

• Tom Phillips, China passes law imposing security controls on foreign NGOs, The Guardian, April 28, 2016

Volunteers of the 上海 (Shànghǎi) Roots and Shoots NGO dig holes to plant tree saplings in 昆仑旗 (Kūnlún Qí), in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. Photo: How Hwee Young/EPA.