Hebei court unveils phone program to expose deadbeats

The top court in Hebei province has released a program on WeChat to expose information about deadbeats to the public, a measure to pressure debtors to repay what they owe.

"This is one of the methods we have taken to promote the enforcement of judgments against defaulters, or people who refuse to fulfill court orders to pay debts," the High People's Court of Hebei said after it unveiled the program on Jan 14.

With the program, smartphone users can find out how many deadbeats are within 500 meters, as well as their personal information, which they can use to share with friends or report them to the court.