Likewise , its citizens had no special political rights or privileges ; the resident of Chinese cities never constituted a separate status class like the residents of European cities .
However , they never received political autonomy and in fact sometimes had fewer rights than villages .
Its citizens had no special political rights or privileges ; the resident of Chinese cities never constituted a separate status class like the residents of European cities .
However , they never received political autonomy and in fact sometimes had fewer rights than villages .