KNOWING CHINA BETTER: TANG PING & BAI LAN (LIE FLAT & LET IT ROT)

Pic: Courtesy youtube.com   “Sending resumes is like fishing for a needle in the ocean” – Wang (a Chinese lab technician)   The phrase, ‘bai lan’ (let it rot), means a voluntary retreat from pursuing certain goals because one realises they are simply too difficult to achieve.   The phrase, ‘tang ping’ (lying flat), means …

Knowing China Better:  Chinese Social Score System

  China’s social credit system isn’t a world first but  it is unique. Pic courtesy:https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/fileadmin/files/aam/Asia-Book_A_03_China_Social_Credit_System.pdf The Social Credit System is part of Xi Jinping’s vision for data-driven governance.    The goal of the China social credit system is to provide a holistic assessment of an individual or a company’s trustworthiness.   The China social credit …