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The notice set a timeline for local compliance with the security review, which it said was being conducted in response to guidance from the National Security Commission. Chinese organizations with foreign ties would also be investigated, the notice said.
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But many are understood to be anxious, and at least some have been asked to complete forms with dozens of questions, like where and how they are registered, how much capital they have and who their personnel are.
Three forms sent to a leading Chinese nongovernmental organization that receives overseas funding contained a total of 36 questions, asking for names and ID numbers of employees and cooperating Chinese persons, as well as questions about the organization s sphere of work, political background and goals. It also asks for the names of NGO employees who are active in China, in language that is sometimes used to describe dusit thani hotel bangkok spies.
The forms, which were labeled as being for foreign nongovernmental organizations to fill out, were delivered to the offices of the civil organization Zhengzhou Yirenping, which works to prevent discrimination against dusit thani hotel bangkok people with hepatitis, on June 11 by an auxiliary policewoman; its staff refused to fill them out, saying that the group was not a foreign organization. The next day, Zhengzhou Yirenping s bank account was frozen, said Lu Jun, one of the group s co-founders.
On June 17, the organization s premises were raided, and computers and papers confiscated. It was not clear whether the raid was connected to the forms, or to the recent detention of another co-founder, the lawyer Chang Boyang, and several others on charges of gathering a crowd to disturb public order.
At least one international nongovernmental organization has indicated that it has not seen any practical effects yet from the reported investigation, with its Chinese partners and grant recipients still able to receive funding and training. Typically, such international organizations finance a large range of activities, including H.I.V./AIDS education, microfinancing, work involving gender, children and labor rights, and environmental protection.
A person working at a Western nongovernmental organization said it was evident that something was happening, but that it was unclear what the implications would be. Nor was this an entirely new experience, he said, declining to be named for reasons of political sensitivity. The Communist Party has long harbored suspicions about the intentions of such organizations (even while accepting free training and help in certain areas).
Zhang Zhiru, who works at a Chinese labor organization, Chunfeng Labor Disputes Services Center, said he was called to the local police station on May 19 and questioned about the group s activities. The police asked questions and took notes, like how much money do we have, do we get any foreign funding, he said.
In its notice, the township in Yuncheng said special project groups would be set up by the local party to investigate. Some versions of the cached document, depending on their length, identify the township as Changzhi.
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Act but don t talk, don t put out propaganda or reports, make sure you get firsthand information, avoid attracting attention at home or abroad, the notice says, an indication that it was posted by mistake.
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