The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Hukou (户口)

报告称城镇化率被高估 3.9亿人口需市民化 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ blue book: China’s urbanization rate previously overstated, by 2030, China needs 390 million villagers-turned-urbanites)
China News, July 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0730/c1001-22382912.html

Related:
城市蓝皮书:农业转移人口市民化面临六大障碍 (Urban blue book: villagers-turned-urbanites face six big obstacles)
People’s Daily, July 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0730/c1001-22382692.html

蓝皮书:中国农民工市民化人均公共成本约13万元 (Urban blue book: average gov't cost to go from villager to urbanite is RMB 130,000)
Beijing News, July 30, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/07/30/275888.html

城市蓝皮书:当前中国农业转移人口市民化仅40% (Urban blue book: large disparity in political rights, public services, economic life, and cultural quality between migrant workers and urban residents)
People’s Daily, July 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0730/c1001-22382610.html