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Rankings: Fast Rising Chinese Philanthropy

Last year, 274 philanthropists and 744 philanthropic enterprises in China donated 27.63 billion yuan ($4 billion), up 50 percent year-on-year, according to a report released by China Philanthropy Times last month. The individual philanthropists alone donated a total of 9.53 billion yuan. Compiled since 2004, the China Philanthropy List selects individual and corporate donors with annual donations above 1 million yuan as data samples. Data sources include the civil affairs system, donors, charity organizations and the annual reports of listed companies.

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