# charity regulation
Latest news and articles about charity regulation
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When Charity Runs a Hospital: The Financial Fault Lines Behind China’s ‘Philanthropic’ Pediatric Clinic
A rent dispute at Beijing’s Yanan Angel Children’s Hospital has exposed a systemic tension in Chinese philanthropic medicine: charitable funds are legally restricted to specific patient care and cannot be used to subsidise hospital running costs. The case highlights the unsustainability of heavy-asset charity hospitals and renews calls for clearer rules, better disclosure and hybrid models that combine philanthropy with market-based revenue or light-asset partnerships.
A Tsunami of Donations, but the Law Keeps Out the Lifeboats: What Li Yapeng’s Crisis Reveals About China’s Charity Gap
An online storm of donations for Li Yapeng’s Yanran hospital revealed a legal and structural divide: funds raised for the Yanran Angel Fund cannot legally pay the hospital’s rent because the fund and hospital are separate entities under Chinese charity law. The episode spotlights the limits of celebrity-driven philanthropy and the need for sustainable financing and clearer regulations for China’s non-profit medical sector.
When Viral Sympathy Meets Red Tape: How Li Yapeng’s Cleft‑Care Hospital Briefly Escaped Closure
A candid video by Li Yapeng triggered a rapid wave of public donations that raised nearly RMB20 million for Yanran Angel’s cleft‑care work, but legal and structural limits mean those funds cannot easily cover the hospital’s rent arrears. The episode highlights the strength of mass micro‑giving in China and the fragility of non‑profit healthcare providers that depend on commercial leases and fragmented funding channels.