August 11, 2006 – Danwei Noon Report, a daily roundup of new and old media coverage about China, from Chinese and English sources.
‚Ä¢ This week’s Southern Weekend’s top story is about a tragedy caused by China’s residence permit or hukou (Êà∑Âè£) system. A man who killed his newly born baby after failing to get a Beijing residence permit for the child. The article does not directly say that the residence permit should change, but points out that there are many problems caused by it (link – in Chinese). [Full Text]