NonGovernmentalOrganizationNGONPOThirdSectorCivilSocietyNGONGO198212435198641219871150198919971998199819992004200550705044601006000198916002020051711501688()[2]2719123282012345199019891990321997199711331531319781992TotalistSociety[1]NGONGO49.97%3.58%21.18%6.00%1.9746.6%NGO31.9%NGO1998NGO200119981NGONGO577.554.650.342.039.5100423[3][4]1980[5]112090governancegovernment[6][7]1981123323475[8][1][A]20047P139[2]NGONGO2001[A]20016[3][M]20054P11[4][M]20039P157[5][M]199910P197[6][M]20009P6[7][M]199810P119[8][M]200112P235198142004emailwfq0927@163.comTheroleanalysisofChinesegovernmentinthedevelopmentofNGOs(FokingWang,Postgraduate,SociologydepartmentofFudanUniversity)Abstract:SincetheOpeningPolicy,ChineseNGOsgotdevelopmentrapidly.Thegovernmentsattitudebegantotranslateformforbiddenwhenitbeforereformtotolerance,andnowitwantstocultivateNGOsdevelopment.Theroleofgovernmentchangedhugely.AccordingtothesystemoflawaboutNGOsinpresentchina,thispaperemphasizesonwhatroleshavebeenplayedbythegovernmentdepartmentintheprocessofNGOsdevelopment.Theauthorconsidersthatthegovernmenthasbeenplayingfourkindsofroles,suchasRegulator,Inspector,NurserandResearcher.Thegovernmentdepartmentmayencountersomeproblemsbecauseofplayingsomuchroles.Last,theauthorpointoutthatChinesegovernmentshouldconstructharmoniouscooperativerelationshipwithNGOs.Keywords:governmentdepartment,NGOs,theroleofgovernment.