Many Chinese suffer discrimination based on their regional origin

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