China takes steps to implement digital ID initiative. News. Jul 30, 2024 4 mins. ... it would not be surprising if China launches the Digital ID by the end of 2024. ...

In some ways it is surprising that China, a forceful surveillance state, did not roll out digital ID s earlier. Many ...

A legal expert in China warns that a national digital ID initiative could act as a way to monitor behaviour, comparing the draft plan to the health app introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Last summer, the Chinese government released a proposal for a national internet ID system. The proposal was met with strong opposition, which was heavily censored online. (See CDT’s past coverage for ...

China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online platform, ...

China’s Proposed Nationwide Digital ID System Stokes Fears of Government Overreach. 3 minute read. Passengers use ID cards to get to Yantai Station on July 1, 2024. Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images.

China will promote the digital economy and new information infrastructure under its Belt and Road Initiative, as the 10-year-old flagship multinational programme struggles with bad debts and ...