This paper explores the complexity of soliciting money for a charitable cause in China.Based on the logic of guanxi and renqing,it looks at how people reflect on the act of soliciting their own network(guanxi)and how they try to avoid contracting debt(renqing)while doing it.To do so,data stemming from 46 interviews with donors and non-profit organization managers are analysed.Preliminary results show five renqing avoidance strategies.