October 19, 2000

Chinese Charities' Long March

By KYNA RUBIN

Private nonprofit groups take root despite government ambivalence and huge obstacles to raising money
Beijing

Tian Huiping took an unusual step when she found no school willing to enroll her son, who is autistic. She started her own.

The Xingxingyu Institute -- the name "Star Star Rain" is taken from the U.S. movie "Rain Man" -- is thought to be China's only private institution dedicated to educating preschool children with

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