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On October 30, state media reported that the Ministry of Civil Affairs recently released its first comprehensive "Social Organization Cancellation Guide," providing an exit pathway for zombie and voluntarily dissolved social organizations, which officials described as a waste of resources and a hidden risk.

On August 12, 2026, the Ministry of Civil Affairs released statistics showing that in the first half of the year, nationwide marriage registrations fell by 264,000 pairs year-on-year, a drop of about 7.5%, while divorce registrations increased year-on-year.

A claim circulating online says the Ministry of Civil Affairs released second-quarter statistics on August 12, stating that the number of elderly care institutions nationwide dropped from 40,002 to 38,489, a decrease of 1,513 in one year; the claim originated from a Telegram channel, and no public report could be found.

China's Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and other departments have urgently allocated 160 million yuan in central natural disaster funds to assist affected provinces. The host argues that this amount is too low, with each province receiving an average of only 20 million yuan, which is far from sufficient to cope with the disaster, and criticizes the severe corruption among CCP officials.

In July 2026, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs issued the Measures for the Administration of Branches and Representative Offices of Social Organizations, stipulating that branches of social organizations must accept the comprehensive leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and establish grassroots Party organizations, while completely prohibiting the establishment of clan-based and regional branches.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs and eleven other departments jointly issued opinions on promoting the development of mutual aid elderly care services, proposing to achieve a coverage rate of no less than 70% for urban and rural community elderly care service systems by 2030.

Data shows that by the end of 2024, the total number of social organizations in China dropped to 871,800, declining for three consecutive years since 2022; from 2021 to 2025, authorities cracked down on a cumulative total of 75,000 zombie-like organizations and targeted over 8,000 illegal social organizations.