Thirteen Chinese newspapers carried an identical front-page editorial yesterday urging the abolition of the household registration hukou system in a highly unusual co-ordinated critique of government policy.
The editorial referred to “segregation” and “the heavy invisible fetters placed on all citizens”.
Hukouwas introduced in the 1950s after the Communist victory to help manage the planned economy and limit internal migration. Although since eroded by economic reform, it is still a deterrent for many citizens wanting to migrate from rural to urban areas.
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