China Report Issue 48 May 2017

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XiOngAn MAniA


A bird’s-eye view of Rongcheng

The value of the local hukou household registration has skyrocketed since the
launch of the policy. On April 5, Liang Yuejun, 52, took his marriage certificate
to apply for a hukou of Rongcheng County, which is under the administration
of the Xiongan New Area. He has lived there for 20 years since marrying a local
woman, but hadn’t processed his hukou registration until recently. Hearing that
the local hukou is becoming valuable, Liang couldn't bear to lose his chance
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