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China is to establish an online system to manage lost and stolen identification cards in order to curb the use of fake ID cards to commit crimes.

The public security ministry's database will share information with other sectors, including the banking system, train and airplane ticket offices, the telecommunications sector and hotels.

After the online system is in operation, relevant departments will be able to discover in a timely manner information regarding the reported loss of ID cards and prevent criminals from using fake IDs to check into hotels, buy train or airplane tickets or open a bank account.

In recent years, police across China have discovered a large number of lost or stolen IDs that are not destroyed, but have been collected and traded on the black market for use by criminals.

When searching QQ, an instant messaging service, using key words such as "buying IDs", hundreds of QQ groups for ID trading information showed up, with hundreds of people participating in the buying and selling of ID cards.

One of the salesmen displayed more than 700 ID pictures on his QQ page, selling for 320 yuan each, roughly 52 U.S. dollars. He claimed that all IDs for sale were genuine and could be traded on the Taobao online trading platform.