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A tale of two classes: China’s hukou-based discrimination – Part 2

A tale of two classes: China’s hukou-based discrimination – Part 2

China’s first lawsuit against hukou discrimination commenced in May last year, when a recent graduate from Anhui, Su Min, sued the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, alleging that it had discriminated against her during job recruitment. The Bureau specified that applicants must have a Nanjing

A brief history of China’s 'hukou' system - Part 1

A brief history of China’s 'hukou' system - Part 1

The hukou system has been an indispensable tool in implementing Communist China’s political, social and economic objectives since 1949. By establishing an agricultural production unit and rapid urban industrialisation during the Great Leap Forward and regulating intra-provincial migration to China’s boom areas in recent years, hukou deprives one