Media in China Punished for Pushing Reform

The joint publication of an editorial by 13 newspapers in China has shown the limits of calls for reform.
Media in China Punished for Pushing Reform
China's household registration system, which restricts movement within China according to place of birth, is central to government plans and will not be abolished. Migrants rest outside a railway station in Beijing in 2002, as they arrive back from their home provinces after the Lunar New Year. GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images
Heng He
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China's household registration system, which restricts movement within China according to place of birth, is central to government plans and will not be abolished. Migrants rest outside a railway station in Beijing in 2002, as they arrive back from their home provinces after the Lunar New Year. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Heng He
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Heng He is a commentator on Sound of Hope Radio, China analyst on NTD's "Focus Talk," and a writer for The Epoch Times.
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