Credibility is on the line in point system

Beijing will soon set up a platform to inform the public about the credibility of people, enterprises, social groups and institutions.

The municipal government's action comes after a major fatal blaze in Daxing district and a child abuse case at a kindergarten last year exposed faults in the social credit system, which uses points to establish trustworthiness.

"It is a move to regulate the bad behaviors of departments and people," said Mao Dongjun, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology. "Beijing will create a better business environment to improve competitiveness."