Small cities and towns will allow migrants to apply for the local hukou with no strings attached, and medium-size cities will do the same, with some restrictions. Although large cities will remain as closed as ever, the new policy will dramatically weaken the institutional foundation of China’s long history of urban-rural and regional divides.
首先，户口制度将得到改革。小城市和建制镇将放开农民工落户申请，不再附带条件；中等城市也将如此，但会有一些限制。尽管大城市的大门仍如以往那样关闭着，但这一新政策将极大地削弱中国长期的城乡和地区差距的制度性基础。