China is relaxing its rules on household registrations

This is the fourth in a series of stories about China’s once-a-decade census conducted in 2020. The world’s most populous nation released its national demographic data on Tuesday, and the figures will have far-reaching social policy and economic implications.

When Liao Haoke graduated from South China University of Technology in Guangzhou last year, he did not think much about where he should register his residency.