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China’s social credit system set to kick off in Beijing in 2020![](https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt3d4d54955bda84c0/bltcb678cea7cda99e3/654cf4119eea69040aced599/ABC-aus-china-social-credit-screen.jpg?width=700&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale)
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China’s social credit system set to kick off in Beijing in 2020China’s social credit system set to kick off in Beijing in 2020
The Chinese state wants to control its citizens via a system of social scoring that punishes behaviour it doesn’t approve of.