1. Define the following words as used in the article:
-hukou (para. 2)
-migrant (para. 2)
-perpetuated (para. 6)
-disparity (para. 10)

2. a) What is the purpose of the hukou system put into practice in China in the late 1950s?
b) How does the hukou system affect rural migrant workers? (see para 2, 7 and 4)

3. a) What is the significance of the same editorial being published in 13 Chinese newspapers?
b) Why do the editors oppose the hukou system?

4. Which media outlets did not run the editorial opposing hukou?

5. What division does the editorial contrast?

6. a) Where is reform of the hukou system expected to be discussed in the near future?
b) What solution do the authors of the editorial suggest? (What do they ask the government to do?)

7. Contrast the reason the editorialists have for ending the hukou system with the reason the Chinese government has for wanting to end hukou.