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Hukou reform gathers pace

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China’s megacities are relaxing their residency restrictions.
ICYDK: Currently, only megacities with more than 5 million long-term residents are permitted to retain significant barriers to obtaining a residency permit (hukou).

There were 19 such cities in 2022 (Caixin).

Some of these megacities ar...