Better use of NGOs predicted

BRUSSELS - The government will rely more on non-governmental organizations in building a harmonious society, according to an influential political thinker.

Several million unregistered social organizations operate nationwide, Yu Keping said, and the government will likely simplify their registration procedures. "I think the authority will come up with some major reforms in this regard soon," he said.

Yu is a longtime researcher on civil society and politics, and the author of Democracy Is a Good Thing, which was published in 2006. He leads a research center on governance innovation at Peking University, and is deputy director of the Communist Party of China Central Compilation and Translation Bureau.