Logo 18 Mar 2022

Hukou reform again, once again

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On Thursday, China’s macro planner (NDRC) released its urbanization to-dos for 2022.

No prize for guessing what topped the list.

Beijing wants urbanization to unleash unproductive labor that’s locked up in the countryside, and that means reform of China's household registration system – aka ...