山寨社团

中国国家民政部日前公布了新一批招摇撞骗的社会组织的名单，以帮助公众识别“山寨社团”。

The Ministry of Civil Affairs ( MCA ) has announced its latest list of fraudulent non-government organizations ( NGOs ) to help the public identify scammers .

民政部指出，超过8成的“山寨社团”的名称包含“中国”、“全国”字样，其中有些是由中国公民在海外成立或注册的。

More than 80 percent of the societies contain " China " or " national " in their names , and some were founded or registered overseas by Chinese nationals , according to the MCA .

国家行政学院社会和文化教研部专家马庆钰称，“山寨社团”有时甚至利用政府支持的协会的真实名称、从其官网复制内容以吸纳会员。

These societies sometimes even use the real names of government-backed associations and copy content from their official websites to appeal to members , said Ma Qingyu , an expert on social and cultural studies with the Chinese Academy of Governance .