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China’s social credit system is more powerful than you think

Imagine a system that tracks behavior, finances, and even social interactions. In China, technology and surveillance combine ...
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Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?

For example, in 2019, mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong made headlines when his social credit score was lowered “for insulting tai chi grandmaster Chen Xiaowang,” according to Quartz, which also ...

China to build 'birth-friendly society', refine social security system

BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it would build a "childbirth-friendly society" in the next five years, ...
CNN

China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems

China’s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to turbocharge the surveillance and control of its 1.4 billion citizens, with the technology reaching further into daily life, ...
The Diplomat

Vietnam Is Close to Launching Its Own Version of a China-Style Social Credit System

— “Infinite” by Hoàng Nhuận Cầm (1952-2021). As if Vietnam still needed more legal frameworks, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced a draft proposal to rate “digital citizens” last December ...
The New York Times

China Is Trying to Expand Its Social Safety Net. Yet Many Chinese Are Worried.

A move to force employers to pay into benefits for their employees has left people worrying that small businesses will close and jobs will be lost. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing As of Sept. 1, ...
World Politics Review

To Boost Consumption, China Needs to Overhaul Its Social Safety Net

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