Cross posted from: https://feddit.de/post/11225617
Over the past five years, China’s household debt has surged by 50%, reaching an estimated total of US$11 trillion. This is largely attributed to a sustained housing boom, in which people have borrowed heavily to invest in multiple properties.
In response to the escalating debt crisis, the government has placed debt defaulters on a blacklist and face severe restrictions on their daily activities. Approximately 8.3 million people, representing about 1% of China’s working-age adults, find themselves on this list. In case of unpaid debts, authorities seize a person’s income to cover the liabilities, leaving them with a meager allowance to meet their daily expenses.
They are also barred from high-speed rail and air travel or participating in leisure activities such as vacations. while some are even banned from employment as civil servants.
Non-compliance with these restrictions can lead to detention by authorities.
Whether they’re subjects to the CCP or not, the money they’ve collected came from surplus Chinese workers created but did not receive. So yeah, it’s a symptom of underpaid labor.