We hope ... debtors can be identified whenever they show ID cards, no matter when they check in at hotels or buy any tickets.”

Now, with the restrictions extended, the blacklist has been shared with banks, businesses and government bodies such as the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Credit Reference Center at the People’s Bank of China, according to the top court.

Zhang Genda, deputy director of the top court’s verdict implementation department, said the blacklist and the restrictions are two major measures to alleviate the problem that verdicts are often hard to enforce in the country.

As of December, more than 700,000 people had been on the list, and the top court releases information on two or more defaulters on its micro blog every day.

The blacklist can be extended to more industries, Zhang said, “because it’s good to build the social credit system, and defaulters should be punished for their dishonesty”.

In July, the top court teamed up with a consumer credit agency backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, restricting those who refused to comply with judgments by preventing them from buying high-priced items online.

Sharing a blacklist

Gong approved the action, saying they are also considering sharing the blacklist with more administrative departments.

“We hope to reach the goal that debtors can be identified whenever they show ID cards, no matter when they check in at hotels or buy any tickets,” Gong said.

Also in July, the top court issued a judicial interpretation on how to handle criminal cases relating to defaulters. The document says that residents can also sue if they find someone does not repay debts in line with verdicts.

In the past, default cases were submitted to courts after police and prosecutors investigated and found evidence, Zhang said, adding most clues were provided by courts.

“But now, if residents find defaulters, they can go to courts to file a suit themselves, which helps the legal systemtoensurejudgmentsareenforced in a timely manner,” Zhang said.

“We not only rely on ourselves to push debtors to repay debts, but also otherefforts,anditisalsoagoodway to protect litigants’ rights,” he added.

According to a draft of the ninth amendment to the Criminal Law, defaulters being sued could face a jail term of up to seven years, instead of three years now.

MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY Gong Haoming, chief judge of the Beijing High People’s Court’s judgment implementation tribunal had been on the blacklist established by the Supreme People’s Court as of December.