Many Chinese suffer discrimination based on their regional origin

Online job advertisements for domestic maids in Beijing often specify that “applicants from Henan and the north-east need not apply.” People from Henan and the north-eastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning are among those most commonly targeted, partly because those areas are such big sources of migrants. Beijing News last year quoted Bai Yansong, a Chinese television anchor, as saying that regional discrimination was getting worse.

Source: www.economist.com