China to make it easier for citizens to settle in small and medium cities

BEIJING: According to state media reports from Thursday( Aug 3 ), China will loosen regulations for its people who want to settle permanently in small and medium-sized cities, but changes in the largest cities like Beijing’s capital will be more constrained.

According to Beijing Daily, the public safety department will support the” comprehensive raising” of urban settlement limits in towns with a permanent resident population of less than 3 million and” fully relax” arrangement conditions for cities wracked by 3 to 5 million permanent residents.

The action signifies that components of China’s 14th five-year plan, which was announced in 2021, are being put into practice and represents a further pleasure of the” hukou” household registration system that for centuries has divided persons along urban-rural lines, affecting their exposure to welfare, education, and companies.

Hundreds of millions of people who live and work in China’s cities have not had the same access to services as people with permanent residency thanks to the hukou method.

Kids who are unable to attend school in some cities have been forced to return to their far-off hometowns and become separated from their parents, which has led to a lot of hate.

Many towns have loosened these regulations over the past ten years, sometimes in original projects. The eastern province of Zhejiang announced last month that all such limitations may be lifted for all places, with the exception of its money, Hangzhou.

The announcement on Thursday heralds a little larger, widespread pleasure.

The adjustments are more subdued for” super-large” cities with a permanent resident population of more than 5 million, like Beijing and Shanghai.

According to the review, China will enhance its points-based immigration policies for potential residents of these cities, a fact that online users are aware of.

One person on the social media site Weibo said,” Let’s talk about this once you’ve relaxed the legislation in the biggest places.”

The best hospitals and schools are located in China’s largest locations, which are also among its wealthiest, and they are thought to have the best employment prospects.