Millions barred from flights, railways

A blacklist for those who fail to comply with court orders has blocked 7.28 million people from buying plane tickets and 2.74 million from traveling on highspeed trains, according to the Supreme People’s Court, which launched the blacklist in December in cooperation with public security authorities, banks, airlines and railway companies. About 7.49 million defaulters have so far been named and shamed online, according to the top court.