Passengers wait for a train to depart from the Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. In China, only those who cannot afford the high-speed train take the slow train. Photo: AP
Life as one of China’s 13 million ‘deadbeats’ means slow trains, special ring tones
- Individuals on a national list of ‘discredited individuals’ are barred from taking aeroplanes and high-speed trains
- A total of 13 million individuals are on the credit blacklist maintained by China’s courts
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Passengers wait for a train to depart from the Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. In China, only those who cannot afford the high-speed train take the slow train. Photo: AP