Donations in hands of govt
By Chen Jia | China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-14 07:42
The majority of funds donated to earthquake victims in Sichuan are in the hands of the government because the public does not trust non-government organizations (NGOs), an official says.
China received nearly 76 billion yuan ($11.2 billion) in cash and relief materials from domestic and foreign donors after the massive earthquake on May 12, 2008.
About 80 percent of that money is now under the control of the central and local governments, according to a report released by the NGO research center with Tsinghua University.
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