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Hukou System

November 08, 2019
Hukous: Being Illegal in One’s Own Country
By Bonnie Girard
China’s hukou system is getting worse, not better.

February 15, 2018
A Train Ride Away: Long-Distance Parenting in China
By Miranda Zuo
The forces that drive parents to separate from their children, even temporarily.

December 04, 2017
Beijing’s Heavy-Handed Solution to Urbanization
By John Pabon
Beijing's attempts to push out migrant workers will have economic consequences.

August 01, 2017
Guangzhou Rental Reforms: A Step in the Right Direction for China’s Real Estate Market
By Spencer Sheehan
The new policies have limited scope for tenants and much more needs to be done.

July 26, 2017
Interview: Understanding China's 'Great Migration'
By Shannon Tiezzi
An interview with Bradley M. Gardner about China's rural-to-urban migration.

April 01, 2017
China's Hukou Restrictions Now Apply to Graveyards
By Cal Wong
Suzhou has become the first Chinese city to ban the purchase of grave sites by people without a local residency permit.

February 03, 2016
China's Plan for 'Orderly' Hukou Reform
By Shannon Tiezzi
China wants to grant hukous to 100 million migrants by 2020, but will be slow and selective in its reform.

December 10, 2015
China Wants Hukous for Its 13 Million Unregistered Citizens
By Shannon Tiezzi
Top Chinese leadership demanded an initiative to grant hukous to China's unofficial citizens.

January 16, 2015
Reforming China’s Migration Barriers
By Gaurav Daga
If the hukou system reform is to be meaningful, it will have to be delinked from welfare benefits.

June 07, 2014
The Gaokao Exam: A Tough Test for China
By Shannon Tiezzi
Debates over the grueling pre-college exam highlight fundamental issues facing Chinese society.

December 17, 2013
China's New Urbanization Plan
By Shannon Tiezzi
A major conference on urbanization in China prioritizes hukou reform over construction and relocation projects.

November 22, 2013
China’s Housing Crunch Takes to the Rooftops
Hitherto illegal – and often bizarre – rooftop construction could be at least a partial solution to China’s urban housing crunch.
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