Volunteers, donors, Internet users and reporters were invited to visit the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on June 6, and were briefed on the organization's recent work.

The move is one of the organization's efforts to boost transparency in the charity system and dispel public concerns over the possible misuse of donations.

Zhao Baige, Executive Vice President of the RCSC, said that the organization would set up a public supervision committee and invite credible public figures to participate in and supervise the organization's major charity projects.

An internal monitoring organ and an accountability mechanism would also be established to ensure that donations are used properly, Zhao said.

The RCSC came under fire last year after a woman calling herself Guo Meimei posted pictures on her micro-blog detailing her lavish lifestyle. She, falsely, claimed to be general manager of "Red Cross Commerce," a group that the RCSC said does not exist.