Red Cross Society (English: Red Cross Society)

Japanese: 紅十字会 - こうじゅうじかい（英語表記）Hóng shí zì huì

This is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Red Cross Society, with its headquarters called the Red Cross General Association. It was founded in 1904 (the 30th year of the Guangxu era) by Yuan Shikai as the Great Qing Red Cross Society, and was reorganized as the Chinese Red Cross Society on September 8, 1950, after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the health and relief of the people under the guidance of the government's Ministry of Health. When a large number of Japanese who remained in China were repatriated in 1953, it assisted in the implementation of this repatriation under an agreement with three Japanese organizations, including the Japanese Red Cross. [Shishido Hiroshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本の赤十字社に相当する中国の組織で，本部は紅十字総会という。1904年(光緒30)袁世凱により大清紅十字会として創立され，新中国成立後，50年9月8日に〈中国紅十字会〉に改組されたもの。政府衛生部の指導下に人民の衛生，救護に当たる。53年中国に残留した日本人の大量引揚げがおこなわれた際には，日赤など日本側3団体との協定に基づいてその実施援助に当たった。【宍戸寛】

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