Thread by @kendraschaefer

Major news this week on China's social credit system. Best part: there's finally a (draft) official list of what types of data / records are being included in citizen, corporate, and org social credit files, and where those records come from. 1/24 ndrc.gov.cn/yjzxDownload/2…

We triangulated this last year by looking at the tech docs that describe what types of files are supported for sharing across gov-run social credit networks. We then cross-referenced that against state agencies which generate those records - but there are now more deets. 2/24

So I'm translating the draft here - all 16 record types the national government is gathering on companies, citizens, and organizations under China's social credit system - what types of records, who collects and submits them, and who they are collected on. 3/24

First 5 types are basic registration info. 1. Record: Basic biz registration info of enterprises, self-employed individuals / family businesses, and farmers' professional cooperatives. Submitted by: SAMR. Collected on: Citizens, companies, orgs. 4/24

2. Record: Unified social credit code [super boring - this is the national identification number for companies]. Submitted by: SCOPSR. Collected on: companies. 5/24

3. Record: Additional registration information for business units (事业单位). Submitted by: SCOPSR. Collected on: Companies registered as business units. 6/24

4. Record: Social organization registration information. Submitted by: Ministry of Civil Affairs. Collected on: Social organizations (like charities). 7/24

5. Record: Registration info for other types of organizations not covered above. Submitted by: Whichever agency collects the registration. Collected on: organizations. 8/24

Then legal records: 6. Record: Criminal judgment, civil judgment, case execution, bankruptcy status, arbitration and other info. Submitted by: Supreme People's Court, Min. of Justice, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Collected on: Companies, citizens, orgs. 9/24

Then regulatory records: 7. Administrative documents, including licensing, penalties, payments, rulings, compensation, rewards, and supervision and inspection info. Submitted by: Any regulatory agency that collects such records. Collected on: Companies, citizens, orgs. 10/24

Professional qualifications for individuals: 8. Job title and professional qualifications. Submitted by: Any regulatory / admin agency that collects such records. Collected on: Citizens. 11/24

Operational status: 9. "Business irregularities" list status. Submitted by: SAMR. Submitted on: Citizens, businesses, orgs. (SAMR maintains lists of businesses do not adhere to operational regulations - like when they fail to submit an annual report as required. ) 12/24

10. "Activity abnormalities" list status. Submitted by: Ministry of Civil Affairs. Collected on: Orgs. (Ministry of Civil Affairs keeps a list of organizations which do not adhere to basic operational regulations - this is basically the same as #9 except for orgs) 13/24

Records on severe violations: 11. Blacklist records. Submitted by: Any agency authorized to administer a blacklist. Collected on: Citizens, companies, orgs. 14/24

Then breach of contract stuff: 12. Breach of contract by medical students (some can get free tuition or training if they agree to temp. practice in rural areas, but some take the $$ and don't go). Submitted by: Multiple agencies. Collected on: Citizens (medical students). 15/24

13. Breach of contract terms by civil servants (civil servants who do not fulfill their minimum service time). Submitted by: Civil Service Bureau. Collected on: Citizens (civil servants only). 16/24

14. Credit grades / evaluation results from various state agencies (Examples: Tax bureau assigns tax compliance grades to companies, Customs also has a grading system). Submitted by: Any gov body that issues compliance grades. Collected on: Citizens, companies, orgs. 17/24

Then the positive records: 15. Awards and recognitions (example: innovation awards, excellent service awards). Submitted by: Any gov body that issues such awards. Collected on: Citizens, companies, orgs. 18/24

Then the catchall: 16. "Market entities may take the initiative to provide or authorize relevant departments to include info like social security payments, utility payments, warehousing and logistics, intellectual property, market operations, contract performance, etc." 19/24

One major thing is different than the list we made: We thought info such as whether companies had made utility payments and social security payments were definitively included. Now the wording in #16 looks like it's an optional req. for relevant bodies to provide that info. 20/24