On July 28th, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs that in the first half of 2026, civil affairs departments at all levels across the country have dealt with a total of 702 illegal social organizations. Among them, 163 were included in the list of suspected illegal social organizations or joint investigation notices, 63 were lawfully banned, 399 were ordered to dissolve, and 77 were guided to register.

In the first half of this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, taking into account the characteristics of current illegal social organization activities, included illegal social organizations that falsely use official backgrounds, use words such as "China", "China", and "the whole country" to mislead the public, and carry out illegal activities as a key focus of crackdown and rectification. It deployed various regions to lawfully establish a number of illegal social organizations such as the "China Education Research Society", "National Industry Education Integration Work Guidance Committee", and "China New Era Cultural Strategy Research Institute".

At the same time, strengthening monitoring and early warning, expanding the sources of clues, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has issued a notice on complaints and reports related to illegal social organizations and other "counterfeit societies", clarifying multiple reporting methods and improving the convenience of complaints and reports; All levels of civil affairs departments should strengthen communication and cooperation with relevant departments such as public security, market supervision, and cyberspace, improve information sharing, clue transfer, and joint law enforcement mechanisms, break down departmental barriers, and unite efforts for rectification. (Looking into the New Era)