China to issue millions of e-cards

Going digital: A woman scanning a QR code to pay bills with her electronic social security card at a ‘future drugstore’ in Zhengzhou, capital of Central Henan province. — Xinhua

BEIJING: China has planned to issue at least 100 million electronic social security cards in cities across the country this year, according to a recent notice from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

The notice also shows that China would like to fulfil the full use of the electronic social security cards within three years, forming a comprehensive application mode for social security cards for both online and offline purposes.