Mark Sidel

Law professor and scholar of philanthropy and civil society in Asia, serving as the Doyle Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a senior fellow at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, specializing in China's regulation of foreign NGOs.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 1h 4min

Mark Sidel on China's Oversight of Foreign NGOs: Eight Years of the Overseas NGO Law

Mark Sidel, a law professor and leading authority on Chinese NGOs, discusses the dramatic changes in foreign NGO operations in China since the 2016 legislation. He delves into how the political landscape shifted due to global events, leading to stricter oversight and requiring NGOs to navigate complex bureaucratic channels. Sidel categorizes the various responses of NGOs—survivors, hibernators, and more—and explains how the Chinese state channels foreign organizations toward non-advocacy service work, reshaping the domestic nonprofit ecosystem.

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