The Communist Party of China is proposing steps to introduce a nation wide social credit system in the next two years.
An official party outline indicated this new system will be implemented by 2020, which will see the introduction of personal scorecards for China’s 1.4 billion citizens.
Trial systems are already in place in a dozen cities across China, tallying points dependent on a citizen’s behavioural traits and opinions.
Points could be added for ‘family-orientated’ spending patterns like purchasing nappies, or deducted for ‘dependent’ behaviours like buying alcohol.