All births entitled to household registration

The recent family planning policy adjustment that allows all couples to have two children has brought into the spotlight those residents without household registration in the country.

According to the country's laws and regulations, every Chinese birth should be properly registered at the local police office. Such registration is mandatory for a person to enjoy legal rights and social welfare.

Yet more than 13 million Chinese are found to be without a proper household registration or identification card, a problem that the Ministry of Public Security vowed to address at a Monday meeting.