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World Mahjong Organization
Abbreviation
WMO
Formation
30 October 2005[1][2]
Type
Nonprofit Organization
Legal status
Organization
Purpose
strengthen communication and exchanges; promote the Olympic spirit; promote healthy, scientific and friendly Mahjong culture; improve international mahjong competition rules[3]
Headquarters
Haidian District, Beijing, China
Membership
12 national organizations
Official language
Chinese English Japanese
President
Guangyuan Yu
Affiliations
European Mahjong Association
Website
World Mahjong Network
The World Mahjong Organization (Chinese: "世界麻将组织") is the international governing body of mahjong in its variation called MCR. Its headquarters is located in Beijing, China. As of 2015, its president is Jiang Xueqi.
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