How China's Entry Bans Split Transnational Families

This is an original article written byLiu Ruoxi for Sixth Tone. You can read the original article here:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0EDBcrQYjDrawGW0gHqNGw

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China now allows residence permit holders to reenter the country (Sept. 28,) but the forced separations of the past few months suggest it’s time to fix its outdated immigration policies

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From the Original Article -

Liu Ruoxi is a Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include immigrants and self-employment.

The author has used pseudonyms to protect the privacy of his research participants.

Translator: David Ball; editors: Cai Yineng and Kilian O’Donnell; portrait artist: Wang Zhenhao.

Source: Liu Ruoxi (Sixth Tone)