other good deeds. The idea behind the original plan might not seem bad at a high level; it was targeting dishonesty in government affairs and encouraging commercial and social integrity. But it is easy to see where such a system could be open to error and manipulation. The rules of the systems are not universal, and the systems are not interconnected. In some regions, listening to music too loudly deducts points; in others, jaywalking or playing video games does. It would be hard to imagine any system in China that rewarded opposition in any form to the Communist Party. The system is already
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