reach of the ACWF. However, given the limited resources available to the women’s movement, and the ACWF historically representing the only large organization, tensions exists between these women’s groups and the ACWF. NGO status The state officially labeled the All-China Women's Federation an NGO in 1995. Yet how applicable the term NGO is to the ACWF has been contested, given the ACWF’s long and continuing relationship with the CCP. Some leaders in the women’s movement opposed the ACWF attending an NGO forum in Manila in 1993 because they did not believe that it met the criteria of an NGO. Even the ACWF hesitates using the term NGO within China because it has been linked to anti-government groups, although it has embraced the title internationally. International donor agencies generally are more likely to work with NGO's, so the classification of an NGO has helped the ACWF obtain financing from international organizations. Others believe that the ACWF classifies as an NGO because it has separated itself from the government in recent years, and still others believes that ACWF could be classified as a NGO if the definition was broadened. See also Government-operated non-governmental organization (GONGO) Non-governmental organizations Women in China Feminism in China Gender equality All-China Federation of Trade Unions Communist Youth League of China Young Pioneers of China Chinese Peasants‘ Association March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter References External links Women's wings of communist parties Organizations established in 1949 Organizations based in Beijing Women's organizations based in China Organizations associated with the Chinese Communist Party