Donation is and should be a voluntary act

Many organizations, companies and celebrities have generously donated to help the victims of last week's explosions in Tianjin. But reports of blackmailing tactics or force being used to get donations have shocked people.

School teachers in Nankai district of Tianjin were reportedly asked to give a certain amount of money, or to be exact had the amount directly deducted from their salaries, as donations for the blast victims. After the move was severely criticized on the Internet, the Nankai district government said on its official Weibo account that the donation "campaign" was organized at the behest of local Party officials.

Besides, the deadly explosions also sparked an online debate on whether or not Jack Ma, China's second-richest man and founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, should donate a big amount to help the Tianjin victims.