Private enterprises leading surge in charity donations

Social responsibility becoming core value in China, says CASS study

Charitable donations reached 198.1 billion yuan ($31.95 billion) last year in China, a 33.5 percent rise on 2013, with private enterprises accounting for the majority of contributions, according to figures released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Officials said philanthropic causes made significant progress with the number of registered social organizations increasing by around 10 percent.