Social Credit System

For the economic and political philosophy, see Social credit.

The Social Credit System is a proposed Chinese government initiative[1][2][3] for developing a national reputation system. It has been reported to be intended to assign a "social credit" rating to every citizen based on government data regarding their economic and social status.[3][4] Xinhuanet has reported that the plan for the system "focuses on credit in four areas, including administrative affairs, commercial activities, social behavior, and the judicial system."[3]

As of September 2016, this system does not yet exist, and very little firm information is available about how this system might work in practice.[5] Some reports have stated that the ratings may use information gathered from Chinese citizens' online behavior.[1]

As part of the development of this system, the Chinese government is reported to be monitoring the progress of third-party Chinese credit rating systems such as Sesame Credit.[4]

Rogier Creemers, a post-doctoral scholar at the Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford[6] has posted a translation of the "State Council Notice concerning Issuance of the Planning Outline for the Construction of a Social Credit System (2014-2020)",[7] the outline often mentioned in Western news outlet stories.

The episode Nosedive of the TV series Black Mirror explores some of the negative implications of a system like the Social Credit System, as did the episode "App Development and Condiments" of Community.

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  1. 1 2 "China rates its own citizens - including online behaviour". www.volkskrant.nl. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  2. ↑ "SAT Boosted the Construction of Credit System and Practiced Reward and Punishment Based on "Two Measures" : Honest Taxpayer on Honor List and Illegal Taxpayers on Blacklist". www.chinatax.gov.cn. General Office of the State Administration of Taxation. July 8, 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "China outlines its first social credit system". news.xinhuanet.com. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  4. 1 2 Hatton, Celia. "China 'social credit': Beijing sets up huge system". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  5. ↑ Hsu, Sara (May 10, 2015). "China's New Social Credit System". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  6. ↑ "China Copyright and Media, About". chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  7. ↑ 2015-04-25, 2014-06-14. "Planning Outline for the Construction of a Social Credit System (2014-2020)". chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.


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