| For any one who may still stumble onto this site after discussions ended a year ago: The HuKou system isn't unique to China only. Very similar systems are found in South Korea and Japan as a social management method, of course in a less restricting forms. You will find that that while it no longer infringes on certain rights of individuals there, moving, education, healthcare and getting married means much much more bureaucracy associated with your Hukou, or change of Hukou. |
Hukou System in China