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Friday, December 27, 2024

China's Hukou System

How a Mao-era system creates second-class citizens in modern China
https://www.ft.com/content/a2fa8e3f-da7b-4525-93f5-790fa5423ebc 

The ‘Invisible Wall’ Amplifying China’s Population Doom Loop
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-birthrates-rural-workers-ae21c3af
A two-tier system that has long made workers leave offspring behind in villages is cutting into birthrates.