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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a "global mechanism" that would use QR codes to open up international travel.

Posted On: Jan 20, 2021

We need to further harmonise policies and standards and establish 'fast tracks' to facilitate the orderly flow of people," he said.

The codes will be used to help establish a traveller's health status.

But Human Rights advocates warn that the codes could be used for "broader political monitoring and exclusion