Kam Wing Chan

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Department of Geography
Box 353550
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 543-6994
Fax: (206) 543-3313

Kam Wing Chan 陳金永

   Professor
   Department of Geography
   University of Washington
   e-mail: kwchan@uw.edu

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My recent commentaries:

In Loving Memory of Mom: Tribute to Mother, re-post, September 1, 2016

中国户籍改革能从美国学什么 《东方早报》2015年12月29日人们往往用美国的国际移民管理与中国户籍制度基础上的国内移民管理作比较，这两种制度确实有很多类似的地方。美国的移民和发展经验及管理制度规定，可以为推动中国户籍改革提供一些有用的参考。… 閲讀全文

China’s Missing Children, South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015. A new generation of children is growing up in China’s countryside with one or no parents around most of the year. The 2010 census counted 61 million children in that category. Nearly half had no parents at home... Read more

渐进的、破冰的全面户籍改革 《保尔森基金会政策备忘录》, 2014年12月戶籍改革是关乎中国发展的重大课题。中国的耕地有限，比美国的还要少，但仍然有二亿多人口依靠农业为生，八亿多仍然拿着“农村户口”的人口。中国要进一步发展，走城镇化的道路，同时让农民工“市民化”，是无可避免的选择。、...閲讀全文

Achieving Comprehensive Hukou Reform in China, Paulson Policy Memo, December 2014

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China’s Closed Cities Threaten Population Goals, Report Says, WSJ.com, December 17, 2014

Migrant Children are Now Losing School Places in Large Cities in China, South China Morning Post, December 6, 2014. More migrants are taking children with them to cities. But it is grossly premature to say these children "can look forward to a better life" with their parents. The harsh reality, sadly, is probably the exact opposite…. Read more

People Not Buildings — China’s New Approach to Urbanization, Bloomberg Brief, October, 2014 China’s creaking household registration system, known as the hukou, was a product of Mao’s industrialization strategy. The system has been a barrier to full participation in the social and economic life of the city for hundreds of millions of migrants. …. Read more

Migration and Urbanization in China, Seattle Times, May 21, 2014 In the last three decades, China has undergone rapid and massive urbanization. Today, more than 700 million people live in cities and towns, more than triple the nearly 200 million in 1980.. …. Read more

城鎮化新藍圖的突破與不足 《明報》, 2014-4-2 各方期待多時的《國家新型城鎮化規劃》（下稱《規劃》）3月中終於公布，這也是中國首部國家級城鎮化規劃。自1949年起，中國始建城鄉二元體制，推行「中國式」城鎮化，以法律、政治手段將社會、人口、勞動力等割裂成不平等的兩塊，並將戶籍制度與城鎮化緊緊綑綁。、...閲讀全文

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China’s Urbanization 2020: A New Blueprint and Direction, Eurasian Geography and Economics, 2014, No.1

The Great Change South China Morning Post, March 27, 2014 China's bold new urbanisation plan raises many questions, not least how the increased social costs will be funded and whether the focus on small cities can achieve the desired result…. Read more

滬學生評估奪冠的光環背後 《明報》, 2014-1-3 OECD的PISA 2012年學生評估測驗，上海再奪冠，在國際（包括本港）引起不少爭議。有人認為這是中國實力上升的表現，同時也憂心戚戚，尤其有些美國人，深怕沒法與中國人競爭。反而有些人認為不必過度歡欣（或惶恐），測驗分數不代表分析能力、創造力；這樣說的人，、...閲讀全文

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圆“城市梦”须改革户籍制度,《参考消息》, 2013-1-21

Not Quite There Yet July 1, 2012 (with Dorothy Solinger) Chasing China’s middle class shoppers has been American business’ “China dream” for decades. In a recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Chasing China’s Shoppers” (June 15, 2012, B1), the authors attributed the lack of success of some American businesses in China to their misjudgment of its middle-class shoppers' preferences. … .. Read more

Path to Riches is Paved through Cities China Daily, May 25, 2012. Last year marked a milestone in China’s several-thousand-year history: for the first time, more people lived in cities and towns than in the countryside. The country’s 690 million urban dwellers now account for 51.3 percent of China’s total population of 1.35 billion. … . Read the full article.