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The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rolled out an online ID system based on biometrics that is better able to track its citizens’ online activities than the current system, RFA has learned. The Ministry of Public Security is trialing an online ID card in the southeastern province of Fujian and the southern province of Guangdong, prior to rolling it out nationwide, sources said. China has long required its internet users to register for online accounts using their real names, backed up by a smart national ID card. However, applicants for the new online card will be required to supply...
