Xinhua - English: " BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- 'They do not have the habit, the confidence and the energy', Chen Sitang concluded the three factors to the reluctance of Chinese people in giving charity donation to organizations which are mainly non-government ones.
Chen, the vice president of a well-known charity organization, China Office of World Vision of Hong Kong, made the comments on the Nongovernmental Organization Seminar (NGO Seminar) of China Charity Conference held here Monday.
'The average personal donation of US is more than 7,300 times higher than China's,' Xu Yongguang, vice chairman of China Charity Federation, cited a research on the NGO Seminar.
The average personal donation made by Chinese people in 2002 isonly 0.92 yuan (0.113 dollar). And the total personal donation accounted for 0.01 percent of China Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While in the United States, the average individual donation in 2003 reached 828.7 dollars, said Xu."
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