NDRC notice puts focus on transportation sector blacklist

The National Development and Reform Commission has issued a notice encouraging local government departments to blacklist people who exhibit bad social behavior in the transportation sector. The notice was issued on Monday.

Bad behavior can include a range of actions, from disrupting social order to smoking on a train or carrying a banned item - a weapon, for example - aboard a train or aircraft.

Businesses with bad credit records can also be blacklisted and publicized as a warning to potential partners.