China is calling for a QR code based global travel system in a bid to kickstart international travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The country's president has called for a "global mechanism" that would open up borders.The code would be used to help establish a traveller's health status, but human rights activists warn that it could be used for "broader political monitoring and exclusion".President Xi Jinping said: "We need to further harmonise policies and standards and establish 'fast tracks' to facilitate the orderly flow of people."We hope more countries will joint this mechanism."Mr Xi made the comments at the G20 summit, an online meeting of heads of state from the world's 20 largest economies.He claimed the codes would be used to.
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