According to the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, the Implementation Measures for the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-foreign Cooperative Education and the Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries, foreign educational institutions, other organizations or individuals are not allowed to independently establish schools or other educational institutions with enrollment of Chinese citizens in the territory of China. They shall not establish institutions offering compulsory education service or special education services such as military, police and political education services. No foreign religious organization, religious institution, religious college and university or religious worker may engage in cooperative activities of running schools within the territory of China. Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools shall not offer religious education, nor conduct religious activities.
The Chinese-foreign cooperative educational institution, established by foreign educational institutions and Chinese educational institutions with legal person status, is allowed. The Chinese citizens, who are residence in China, shall act as principal or directors. Chinese training institutions registered with administrations of industry and commerce and foreign private educational training corporate are not suitable for the regular, which is prescribed by the council.
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