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-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4
WIRED - The complicated truth about China's social credit system:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-social-credit-system-explained
Guardian - China bans 23m from buying travel tickets as part of 'social credit' system:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/01/china-bans-23m-discredited-citizens-from-buying-travel-tickets-social-credit-system
SCMP - What is China’s social credit system and why is it controversial?:
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3096090/what-chinas-social-credit-system-and-why-it-controversial
ASPI - Sponsors:
https://www.aspi.org.au/sponsors
ASPI - Funding:
https://www.aspi.org.au/about-aspi/funding
Foreign Policy - China’s Social Credit System Is Actually Quite Boring:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/15/china-social-credit-system-authoritarian/
Foreign Policy - China’s Orwellian Social Credit Score Isn’t Real:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/chinas-orwellian-social-credit-score-isnt-real/

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