国内英语新闻:Chinese leader calls for transparency of charities

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Wednesday called for a more transparent and modern information system for donors to promote the integrity of charity organizations.

    Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was speaking to delegates at the 20th anniversary conference of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA).

    Jia said the foundation should work harder to create a public service platform for donors to easily contribute while being able to track where and how their donations were used.

    Charity organizations should make better use of modern telecommunications and the Internet to promote transparency, so that people could be proud of their contributions, he said.

    Jia said charity organizations should further improve their administration and promote public credibility, by fully implementing tax break policies for donors.

    The CFPA has poured almost 2.4 billion yuan into poverty relief over the past 20 years, benefiting 7.18 million people.