Legal analysis: Overseas NGOs generally refer to non-profit and non-governmental social organizations such as foundations, social groups and think tanks established overseas according to law. "Overseas" here includes foreign countries, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province. Social organizations mainly refer to non-profit organizations such as associations, societies and chambers of commerce established overseas according to law, while think tanks mainly refer to non-profit and non-governmental research centers and consulting centers established overseas according to law.

Legal basis: Law on the Administration of Domestic Activities of Non-governmental Organizations at Home and Abroad in People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 2 This Law shall apply to the activities of non-governmental organizations at home and abroad in China.

The term "overseas non-governmental organizations" as mentioned in this Law refers to non-profit and non-governmental social organizations such as foundations, social organizations and think tanks established overseas according to law.