Where is that in China those checkpoints? There is already a while no checks or requirements in China. Although social credit score is a reality, I have never heard of anyone affects and even most Chinese don't know about it,︀ so let's not exaggerate things.
Chinese government wants to control and surveil everything, but the︁ west is going in the same direction and even we know there is less privacy︂ in China, the Chinese authorities leaves most people alone and doesn't steal that aggressively as︃ in the west by taxation, fines etc.
In China there is no inflation (1pct) and︄ food prices, energy prices, transportation etc is still as cheap as before covid