“Although there are significant variations between regions, within cities and rural areas, the most significant inequality is between urban and rural areas” ( Saich, 2011: 316).Introduction - Inequalities in ChinaChina, like anywhere else in the world, is not immune to problems of inequality. Even though China has experienced strong economic growth over the past 20 years, the level of inequality has increased. The hukou system can be seen as a factor in creating inequality among Chinese citizens. This essay will examine the different types of inequality faced by the Chinese people. There are many types of inequalities in China, such as income, gender, ethnic, education and welfare inequalities. However, this essay will look at hukou, the income and gender inequalities that Chinese people face in their daily lives, as well as examining what Chinese people think about rising inequality. by Chinese citizens, such as income, employment, education, well-being and health. Hukou appears to contribute to these inequalities, as it treats those with rural hukou as second-class citizens. Afridi, Li and Ren note in their 2012 discussion paper that the individual status linked to Hukou that the citizen possesses has a significant impact on his social identity. The rural-urban divide observed “in China is administratively created to control the spatial mobility of labor and reinforced by mere decades of differential treatment of rural-urban residents” (Afridi, et al, ... ... middle of article .... ....) “For China, a new type of feminism” The New York Times [Online] - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18 /world/asia/for-china-a-new -kind-of-feminism.html?_r=0 [Accessed October 15, 2013] Whyte, MK, (2010) “Do Chinese citizens want the government to do more to promote equality? In Gries, P.H. and Rosen, S., eds. 2010. Chinese Politics – State, Society and Market. (Routledge, London and New York). Yao, S., Zhang, Z. and Hanmer, L., (2004) “Growing inequality and poverty in China”, China Economic Review 15: 145-163. Hairong, Y., (2008) New Masters, New Servants: Migration, Development and Women Workers in China. (Duke University Press; Durham). China's hukou system puts migrant workers at an economic disadvantage - http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-05-01/chinas-hukou-system-puts-migrant-workers-severe -economic-disadvantage [Accessed November 5 2013]