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fspeech | karma 2480 | avg karma 2.27 · 2017-10-22 00:55:41

Yes the hukou system is a shame, but even with the hukou system check out the population growth in Beijing: http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/beijing-popula...

China has done some work to soften the system a little and there have been recurrent talks of abolishing it altogether. Hopefully it goes into the dustbin of history one day.

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xor1 | karma 643 | avg karma 1.83 · 2017-10-22 01:02:08

i can understand why it's necessary, but that doesn't mean that it's not oppressive

morsch | karma 9935 | avg karma 3.28 · 2017-10-22 05:55:31

Are you taking about intra- or international migration?

xor1 | karma 643 | avg karma 1.83 · 2017-10-22 15:13:54+00:00

intra-migration, specifically rural to urban (not urban to urban or rural to rural)