Charities must be reformed

Scandal-hit organizations should improve transparency and efficiency to regain people's trust and donations

This year has seen a crisis of trust hit China's charity system, as many scandals have been exposed and stirred great controversy. Because of this, it is high time that we thoroughly reflect on the work of the country's charities.

When news related to philanthropy has appeared, it has always drawn much greater attention from Chinese people than similar cases have from people in foreign countries. This tells us two things: people here are in greater need of charity, and/or they want their charities to be more transparent.