China has launched a national Social Credit System that takes data from multiple points to create a financial and social rating profile of individuals and companies. Tom Pattinson explains what it is and how it works: What is China’s Social Credit System? Back in 2014, the government of China announced a plan to implement a social credit rating system and started rolling out pilot programmes across the country with aims… …
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A mobile game promoting Xi Jinping thought and party politics has taken the nation by storm but how much fun is it really? asks Tom Pattinson There’s a new app in town and it is taken the nation by storm, but it’s not Angry Birds or Candy Crush that are keeping tens of millions of users glued to their little screens. Instead, people in restaurants, on subways and even in… …