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From my understanding, China’s system is actually similar, just that the media makes it more dystopian. These are for wealthy debtors that refuse to pay. And t
by throwawayt5poi 8y ago
From my understanding, China’s system is actually similar, just that the media makes it more dystopian.
These are for wealthy debtors that refuse to pay. And they are only barred from the high speed rail and not regular trains.
The idea is to force them to pay fines that they can easily pay, but refuse too. Once paid, their credit score can start building up again.
- spectramax 8y agoIn fact, it’s much worse than what media portrays. Chinese media has no spine and there is no such thing as free press in China. What you hear from outside media is a small glimpse of a rising dystopian one party system. See the following article for a detailed analysis of the credit score system and its ramifications: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/business/china-surveillance-technology.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/business/china-surveillan...