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Beijing pioneering citizens' 'points' system critics brand 'Orwellian'

Beijing's municipal government will assign citizens and firms "personal trustworthiness points" by 2021, state media reported on Tuesday, pioneering China's controversial plan for a "social credit" system to monitor citizens and businesses.


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