It’s not just some vague slogan. I personally know someone who’s been banned to fly, take the high-speed train and stay in star-rated hotels simply because they’re directors of a company that lost a law suit for damages amounted to a couple of million RMB. They’ve appealed the case and won, but had to jump through hoops to remove the credit label, to no avail for months.
A “Social Credit System” remains a favorite wet dream of the governing bureaucracy in the West.
It’s not just some vague slogan. I personally know someone who’s been banned to fly, take the high-speed train and stay in star-rated hotels simply because they’re directors of a company that lost a law suit for damages amounted to a couple of million RMB. They’ve appealed the case and won, but had to jump through hoops to remove the credit label, to no avail for months.