China set to introduce charity law though some unlikely to benefit

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is set to pass its first law regulating charities to shore up public confidence in a scandal-hit sector, though critics say it is unlikely to offer any protection to rights groups whose work is deemed politically sensitive.

The law, expected to be passed during the current parliamentary session, would relax rules on fund-raising and cut red tape, while adding transparency measures for donors in the world's second-largest economy.