

Information of the people with bad credit records is being shown on the big screens on the street buildings of Taiyuan, west China’s Shanxi province. [File photo: Chinanews.com]
Authorities in China have issued a memorandum of cooperation regarding punishment for those who fail to abide by court rulings.
The memorandum was jointly issued by 44 authorities, including the People's Supreme Court of China, People's Bank of China, and the Ministry of Public Security.
Jiang Bixin, vice dean of People's Supreme Court of China, explains.
"The penalty will be imposed not only on natural persons but also on legal persons of corporations and those directly responsible for commercial contracts. The penalties involve 30 major areas including administration of business registration, trade security, drug and food transactions, safe production, government subsidies, supervision of SOEs, recruitment, evaluation and traveling."
According to the memorandum, detailed punishments will include bans in investment, trade, career choice, consumption, departure, and travel by plane.
To promote the execution of court rulings, a blacklist was established in 2013 for those with bad credit records. Plans for exchanging vital information between the authorities are being developed.
China has been pushing for the establishment of a social credit system and has issued a guideline for its completion in 2020.
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