social credit system (China)
Refers specifically to the Chinese government's social credit system.
China's social credit system scores citizens' behavior.
social credit
General economic concept of trustworthiness in society, not limited to the Chinese system.
Building social credit is essential for economic development.
Compound of 社会 (society) and 信用 (credit, trust). The specific sense of the Chinese social credit system is a modern calque from Chinese 社会信用 (shèhuì xìnyòng).