Jul 22, 2015 06:28 PM

Bullet Trains Off-Limits to People Failing to Make Court-Ordered Payments

Images of convicted debtors flashed across a giant digital billboard at the entryway of the Changsha Railway Station on the afternoon of January 20 / CFP

(Beijing) – People who do not make payments ordered by judges cannot ride on China's popular bullet trains, the highest court has said, adding to the list of services that are off-limits to individuals who fail to make child support payments or repay debts.

The Supreme People's Court said on July 21 the ban is intended to clamp down on people who have been ignoring rulings that they repay a debt or provide compensation for some wrongdoing. The order came into effect on July 22.