China’s “social credit score” system has taken a dark new twist with a bizarre plan to turn around collapsing marriage and birth rates.
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China’s “social credit score” system has taken a dark new twist. What you do, drink, buy and say could now determine whom you are allowed to date.
The Chinese Communist Party commissars of Jinan city in Shandong province are pulling everything they know about the 650,000 citizens under their control into one State-controlled singles dating app.
It’s called Palm Guixi.
And it’s the regional response to Chairman Xi Jinping’s order to turn around the nation’s collapsing marriage and birth rates.
The idea is simple.
Build comprehensive profiles about eligible young men and women’s personalities, habits, preferences, behaviours – and affiliations. Boil these down to scores. Run them through an AI. Then organise a blind date for the resulting ideal match.