CASTEISM IN CHINA Vs INDIA.
COUNTERVIEW Open Forum News Blog China's hukou and India's caste: A comparison that ignores the Jianmin By Rajiv Shah The other day, I saw an interesting article, "Does China have a caste system or is it a figment of imagination of Indians?" It wonders whether "China, the world's manufacturing powerhouse and a socialist state governed by a Communist party", has a birth-based caste system that shapes access to education, healthcare, and opportunity. Authored by Avinash Kateel and published in India Today , the article quotes social media to say that the debate has "gained traction online" after Indian users drew parallels between China's social structure, arguing that an individual's opportunities are often shaped by the circumstances of their birth. It says China's hukou household registration system allegedly creates a rigid, inherited hierarchy that influences access to education, healthcare, welfare benefits, and economic mobil...