SOCIETY
Jul 21, 2022
3 minutes
Relaxing Restrictions
China will relax restrictions on urban household registration in the 2021-25 period, according to a plan released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on July 12. Currently, Chinese migrants must apply to register in their destination city to access public healthcare and some other benefits. Limits are placed on these new registrations in order to manage population growth in urban areas.
The country will lift all limits on household registration in cities with fewer than 3 million residents and ease those in cities with populations of 3-5 million.
The point-based household
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