Charities open to religious groups
<p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Religious">Religious</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>.</p><p><span word="Preferential">Preferential</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="foundations">foundations</span>, <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tariff">Tariff</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="alleviation">alleviation</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="active">active</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lawful">lawful</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>, <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span>, <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="stipulates">stipulates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="charities">charities</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="disclosure">disclosure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span>.</p><p><span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="Zhonghui">Zhonghui</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Amity">Amity</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1985 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="leveled">leveled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="Faith">Faith</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="competent">competent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="management">management</span>," <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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