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China's Gov't to Assign 'Rating' to All Country's Citizens - Reports

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A controversial move by the government of the Asian nation has already been compared to the novel "1984" by English novelist George Orwell.

The Chinese authorities have decided to introduce a so-called social credit system that will assign a personal rating to all of China's citizens, Reuters has reported.

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The rating will be applied, regarding such criteria as education, income rate, career achievments as well people's conduct on the Internet.

Those, who have a low rating will face a number of problems, including difficulties in finding a job and bying tickets on planes and trains.

The system will add or remove a point for every action performed by a Chinese citizens and even the history of Internet purchases can seriously affect the reputation. 

 

 

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