Court’s punishment of 9-year-old girl highlights concern with China’s expansive social credit system
A 9-year-old schoolgirl in China found herself caught up in the country’s burgeoning national social credit system, prompting concerns that the scheme’s wide net may unwittingly capture the wrong people.
In November, the girl, named Chen Man, was banned by a local court in Henan from doing “high-level consumption” activities, which include flying, travel by high-speed rail and checking into hotels - not typical activities for a kid.
The girl appears to have been caught up in China’s social credit system, in which punitive measures were used to force the debtor to pay up. The system has been criticized as a tool for authorities to monitor citizens.
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Dec 22, 2020