TextbyRuYuan
Alongsiderapidsocialandeconomicdevelopment,charityworkhasgainedincreasingattentioninChina,andmorediversifiedphilanthropicorganizationshaveemerged.However,tothegeneralpublic,theRedCrossSocietyofChina(RCSC)remainsthemostvisibleandvenerable.
AsamemberoftheInternationalFederationoftheRedCrossandRedCrescentSocieties,RCSCwasestablishedinMarch1904.AfterthefoundingofthePeople鈥檚RepublicofChinain1949,RCSCbecametheonlynon-governmentalorganizationinChina鈥檚plannedeconomyperiod.Formuchofthetimesinceitsestablishment,RCSChasfocusedonthemedicalfield.However,withrapidsocialprogressanditsowndevelopment,RCSCnowisalsoveryactiveinfieldsofemergencyrescue,treatment,humanitarianassistance,disasterrelief,non-remuneratedblooddonation,publiceducationonhealthanddiseaseprevention,andyouthprograms.Atthesametime,withthegrowingstrengthofChina,RCSCisacceleratingitspaceininternationalexchangeandinternationalhumanitarianaid.