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No, they aren’t. Look up the hukou residence permit system.
by lazyasciiart 2y ago
No, they aren’t. Look up the hukou residence permit system.
- Jensson 2y agoThat has already ended, there is no such discrimination any longer, the Hokou now is just a way to track people. Loosening that up is a big contributor to the Chinese miracle. Edit: Also class based societies are typically not called central planning, it is lack of human rights. Western nations do similar levels of planning just by deciding how many new houses are allowed to be built, you need a permit for every business to ensure you don't take too much electricity etc, tons of central planning everywhere.
- thaumasiotes 2y agoHaving worked at a school in China in which a large number of the students were there because their nonlocal hukou didn't entitle them to attend local public schools, it's pretty surreal to see someone claiming that the hukou controls where people are allowed to live. How are you imagining that happens?