China names 169 people banned from taking flights or trains under social credit system
Misdeeds of ‘severely discredited’ Chinese include trying to take a lighter through airport security, provocation on a plane and not paying fines
China publicly named 169 “severely discredited” people who were banned from taking flights or trains for a year for misdemeanours such as failing to pay debts on time or behaving badly on flights.
They were listed on the Credit China website that is backed by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and keeps a nationwide database for the so-called social credit system.
The controversial scheme announced in 2014 generates ratings for citizens, businesses and authorities and affects everything from loan approvals to permission to board flights.
The 169 people named on the website have been banned from buying train and plane tickets for a year for misdeeds including provocation on a flight, trying to take a lighter through airport security, smoking on a high-speed train, tax evasion and not paying fines.
Beijing has previously said it blocked millions of people from taking more than 11 million flights and some 4 million train trips in early trials of the system.
