Rethinking China’s Social Credit System

A Long Road to Establishing Trust in Chinese Society

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12422334
AutoresXiaodong Ding (0000-0002-9034-7344, Renmin University of China, autor correspondente), Dale Yuhao Zhong (Yale University)
Ano2020
Volume30
Fascículo130
Páginas630-644
Data de publicação2020-12-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670564.2020.1852738
OpenAlexW3113066587
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19

China’s plan to establish a social credit system (SCS) has aroused the concern of building a surveillance state. Yet this view oversimplifies and misunderstands the essence of the SCS. The highest priorities of the SCS are promoting economic credibility and reinforcing court orders. Meanwhile, the SCS aims to steer citizens’ social behaviors and interactions by utilizing a redlist system that introduces numerous moderate rewards. The SCS is also more lax in execution than in planning. It reflects a unique Chinese understanding of law, which treats law as a moral guide. This article also acknowledges the concerns for the SCS. Without actively preventing positive and negative invasions in the construction of the project, the SCS authorities will risk creating further mistrust in society

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