China Cracks Down on NGO’s, Containing Obama’s Color Revolution

Just as both Russia and India have done over the past months, China has now adopted new laws restricting the free play of foreign NGO’s, to the wild protest of the western “color revolution” networks.

According to Xinhua, the law, passed by the National Parliament of China Thursday, after several readings over the past 18 months, will require foreign NGOs to secure approval from the Ministry of Public Security, and register with the police, to set up representative offices on the mainland; and the NGOs must have an official Chinese partner organization. The law takes effect on Jan. 1.

Xinhua reports that the bill mandates that:

* Overseas NGOs operating on the mainland without approval will be punished.

* NGOs shall not undermine the country’s unity, security or ethnic solidarity nor harm the interests of the state, the public or the legal rights of citizens and other groups.

* They will be banned from engaging in or sponsoring commercial and political activities or engaging in or sponsoring religious activities.

* Financial reports, including sources of funding, will be audited and published.

* Foreign NGOs will not be considered legal entities, and therefore it will be against the law to recruit Chinese members, unless approved by the State Council.

* NGOs will have their registration certificates withdrawn if they are found stealing state secrets, spreading rumors, sponsoring political activities or any other activity that harms state security and interests. Staff directly responsible for the offences may face police detention or criminal prosecution.

The final law dropped restrictions on overseas colleges, hospitals and science and engineering research institutes, which had been included in earlier drafts.  The NY Times Saturday captures the freakout in the West: “This latest move is also part of a wider global trend in which powerful nations, including Russia and India, are cracking down on non-government organizations and consolidating power in the state.” BRICS, anyone?

Xi Jinping, who is leading the transformation of the world in a new paradigm based on development and the common aims of mankind, is, according to the NY Times, taking China back to the bad old days: “Mr. Xi makes loud pronouncements about ideology, and is expected to enact other sweeping security laws. He has departed sharply from the direction of several of his predecessors, who for decades guided China in seeking out foreign expertise to modernize society.”

The Times notes that this will be particularly difficult for certain groups: “Beijing is already suspicious of foreign and Chinese non-government organizations that receive funding from outside sources deemed politically suspect, like the National Endowment for Democracy and the [George Soros’s] Open Society Foundations.” Lyndon LaRouche commented: “Hooray!”