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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cheated-in-class-no-mortgage-for-you-chinese-government-warns-mgfklrc2xPublished by: THE TIMES on 24 Sep 2020
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What is Social Credit?The Social Credit System is a national reputation system being developed by the Chinese government. By 2020, it is intended to standardise the assessment of citizens' and businesses' economic and social reputation, or 'Social Credit'. The system will be one unified system and there will be a single system-wide social credit score for each citizen and business. The system is considered as a form of mass surveillance which uses big data analysis technology. Critics will point to similar 'surveillance' systems already in operation in western countries.
Who are The Times?The Times is one of the world's most historic and influential daily national newspapers, published in London by Times Media (a subsidiary of News UK, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp).
What is China?China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC) is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.4 billion in 2019. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, it is the world's third or fourth-largest country by area. Governed solely by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. China is a unitary one-party socialist republic, and is one of the few existing nominally socialist states. Political dissidents and human rights groups have denounced and criticized the Chinese government for human rights abuses, including suppression of religious and ethnic minorities, censorship, mass surveillance, and their response to protests, notably in 1989.
What is Music?Music is a powerful means of communication. Music is an art form, and cultural activity, whose medium is sound. General definitions of music include common elements such as pitch, melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping; there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces and pieces that combine singing and instruments. Music provides a means by which people can share emotions, intentions, and meanings even though their spoken languages may be mutually incomprehensible.
