https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
Posted on 03/17/2018 2:22:56 PM PDT by GoldenState_Rose
Starting in May, Chinese citizens who rank low on the country’s burgeoning “social credit” system will be in danger of being banned from buying plane or train tickets for up to a year, according to statements recently released by the country’s National Development and Reform Commission.
With the social credit system, the Chinese government rates citizens based on things like criminal behavior and financial misdeeds, but also on what they buy, say, and do. Those with low “scores” have to deal with penalties and restrictions. China has been working towards rolling out a full version of the system by 2020, but some early versions of it are already in place.
Previously, the Chinese government had focused on restricting the travel of people with massive amounts of debt, like LeEco and Faraday Future founder Jia Yueting, who made the Supreme People’s Court blacklist late last year.
The new travel restrictions are the latest addition to this growing patchwork of social engineering, which has already imposed punishments on more than seven million citizens. And there’s a broad range when it comes to who can be flagged. Citizens who have spread “false information about terrorism,” caused “trouble” on flights, used expired tickets, or were caught smoking on trains could all be banned, according to Reuters.
But the system, as it stands, is opaque; citizens are seemingly just as likely to be flagged for minor infractions like leaving bikes parked in a footpath or issuing apologies that are deemed “insincere” as major credit defaulters like Jia. And it’s often unclear whether they’re on a blacklist in the first place, let alone what kind of recourse is available. “Chinese government authorities clearly hope to create a reality in which bureaucratic pettiness could significantly limit people’s rights,” Maya Wang said...
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With the help of Google and Apple, no doubt.
What’s the Chinese penalty for identity theft?
How common is it? Because, it looks like it would be very useful there.
He had trouble getting his passport and visa back and after many days of complaining was told to knock it off or he would be put on "The List".
He said if that happened it could never be taken off, being labeled a trouble maker.
RATs are probably so wanting to launch their own version of this.
I bet they are in awe and envious.
I predicted this several years ago when the PRC Mandarins started pushing the idea of a “Harmonious Society”
A harmonious society is one that lives under tyranny.
A Lot of American universities give ‘social justice awareness and compliance’ tests to potential staff hires. Not much different.
Failed the intelligence test, did he ...
Boy, now there’s an idea! Zucker and Jack and determine what our social credit score is and dole out favors accordingly.../Animal Farm
Democrat leadership must be green with envy.
A friend of mine who worked in China on a temporary assignment told me the government uses measures like this to improve public manners and cleanliness. He said it was common to see people in the streets conducting themselves like pets and livestock. Public urination and defecation were the norm, and people would blow their noses regularly even though they had no tissues or handkerchiefs.
https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
Those people and their behavior are the fruit of years of trauma under Maoist communism.
Can’t fight off the devastating effects of Maoist Communist traumas..with MORE trauma of an “updated” Maoist sort...
“Let’s not forget that in China, Christianity is a crime... “
Suggest you do some research ...
Mark of the Beast
>>With the social credit system, the Chinese government rates citizens based on things like criminal behavior and financial misdeeds, but also on what they buy, say, and do.<<
The liberal Nirvana State DOES exist!
Church activity is heavily monitored. And public, open worship or displays of faith are increasingly identified as illegal.
The Chinese govt is lucky it’s citizens are not armed.
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