China’s “Social Credit Score System” – Fact or Fiction?

Western government & the Western media have deliberately lied about China operating a central “social credit score” system driven by political and ideological criteria.

However the same Western sources admit upon further examination that this is a myth, that no such system exists, and the multitude of systems China does use are for tracking and punishing what would be considered serious offenses anywhere.

References:

Business Insider – China’s ‘social credit’ system ranks citizens and punishes them with throttled internet speeds and flight bans if the Communist Party deems them untrustworthy:
https://www.businessinsider.com/china…

WIRED – The complicated truth about China’s social credit system:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china…

Guardian – China bans 23m from buying travel tickets as part of ‘social credit’ system:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/201…

SCMP – What is China’s social credit system and why is it controversial?:
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-ec…

ASPI – Sponsors:
https://www.aspi.org.au/sponsors

ASPI – Funding:
https://www.aspi.org.au/about-aspi/fu…

Foreign Policy – China’s Social Credit System Is Actually Quite Boring:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/15/…

Foreign Policy – China’s Orwellian Social Credit Score Isn’t Real:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/…