China's Ministry of Public Security has unveiled a list of areas where foreign non-governmental organizations (NGO) are allowed to operate, from legal advice to equality of the sexes, ahead of the enforcement of a new law.
President Xi Jinping's administration has made sweeping changes to the law in the name of boosting national security, including a cybersecurity law passed last month and another targeting foreign NGOs, slated for Jan. 1.
But some foreign organizations, including social and environmental advocacy groups, fear they could inadvertently break the broad new rules, with some even shutting up shop to avoid such pitfalls.