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Imagine you are running to catch a train, only to find that you forgot your identification card! There is no way you can get on board without it. Don’t worry. In the near future, people will just need a digital (数字的) ID on their smartphones.
On March 11, at a two sessions news conference (两会记者招待会), Premier Li Keqiang said that the government would introduce a digital version (版本) of the national ID cards this year. One aim is to better meet the basic living needs of more than 100 million people who live away from their home provinces. These people have to go to school or work at different places other than their homes. Sometimes to prove that “I am who I am”, they have to run back and forth across provinces to provide ID on the spot. It is a waste of time, money and manpower, noted The Paper.
Digital ID cards can allow information to be accessed (获取) by a simple scan (扫描) with a smartphone, said Premier Li. The government would also provide convenience for people who do not use smartphones, especially the elderly. People’s information security and privacy would also be taken note of, said the Premier.
In fact, China’s Ministry of Public Security started a pilot trial (初步试验) of digital IDs in 2018. It allowed people in cities including Quzhou, Hangzhou and Fuzhou to apply for digital national IDs on Alipay, reported China National Radio. The digital ID could be used to open bank accounts, check into hotels and buy high-speed railway tickets, among other things.
China issued (颁发) its first ID card in 1984. The current ID card is the second-generation version, with an embedded chip (内嵌芯片) and digital encryption (加密). With 18 digits (数字), the ID number is made up of numbers standing for the holder’s birthplace, birth date and gender (性别).
21. When did Premier Li Keqiang tell us the news that China would introduce a digital version of the national ID cards?
_________________________________________________________________22. For the people who live away from their home provinces, what should they do to prove that “They are who they are”?
_________________________________________________________________23. Will the government provide convenience for people who do not use smartphones?
____________________________________________________________________24. What do 18 digits on the ID card stand for?
________________________________________________________________25. What do you think of digital ID cards?
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