Chinese Women: Impact of Japanese Invasion
In China, the year 1931 is remembered with terror, anger and grief. That was when Japan began invading China, and in order to annihilate the Communist troops, the Japanese had to crush the foundation upon which the Communists existed: the support of …
Household Registration System Influence on Migration
Even though today it is considered to be a very controversial topic, the household registration (hukou) system was inevitable in China. Although the system was created for the purpose of “tracking down” the changes of figures of population, it has also influenced the internal migration in China in many ways.
Emancipation of Chinese Women: Reality or Just an Illusion
Women’s status varies in many aspects all over the world. Talking about countries with the richest history and most unique cultures, it is worth analysing the East, and especially China. From early ages, Chinese women were thought to be just boy-bearing tools, objects with unequal rights, unaccepted opinions and with no chances of becoming equally appreciated, respected and valued human beings like men were. Nowadays China is...