China's social credit system blocks millions from travel
The Chinese government's social credit system blocked 17.5 million people from buying plane tickets and 5.5 million from train tickets in 2018 as punishment for unpaid fines and other offenses. 128 people were also barred from leaving China due to unpaid taxes. The system, which the ruling Communist Party says improves public behavior, operates automatically and has been criticized by human rights activists and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence as being too rigid and Orwellian.
- Date it happened
- 2018-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Chinese government
- Product, system or model
- social credit
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