Govt stops naming organizations for donations

The government will no longer appoint individual charity organizations as the exclusive recipients of public donations for disaster relief operations after natural catastrophes, a senior official said on July 13.

The government will now make lists of charitable organizations and publish the rating information of the organizations based on official evaluations as guidance for the public, Li Liguo, the minister of civil affairs, said at a meeting in Shenzhen.

The new moves also include publishing the needs of disaster-hit areas in quantitative ways and update the information at different stages, he said.

The government will also facilitate the public's supervision of the fundraising process and spending of charitable donations to improve transparency, he added.