Xi promises foreign NGOs an improved working environment

China welcomes foreign NGOs to China and will offer them a better working environment, senior officials said.

"The Chinese government supports the participation of Chinese social organizations in the economic and social development of the country. In the same vein, the Chinese government welcomes the conduct of friendly exchanges and cooperation in China by foreign NGOs," President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory letter to the Civil Society 20 China 2016.

"Efforts are being made to facilitate their operation in China and protect their legitimate rights and interests through creating an enabling legislative environment," Xi said.