The plastic identification ( ID, ) cards carded by all Chinese citizens over 16 are to be replaced with electronic cards from 2005.  The new cards, which most people will have by 2005, contain a microchip   on which personal information is stored. This can be checked against databases   kept by the government. "The information will be locked into the card so that people won' t be able to use false identities," said Ren Tianbu, a security   official in Shenyang. China's present plastic identity cards were introduced 17 years ago, and a similar system is used by many other countries. However, the information shown on a card differs from nation to nation. Most ID cards show the holder' s name, sex, date of birth and photograph, as well as the card' s expiry   date and number. Germany,  France and Spain all use ID cards, but there are some developed nations who dislike the idea. The US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden and Britain are among those with no national ID card. However, some of the countries have ID cards for particular uses. For example, Australia and the United States use a driving licence   to identify people. Identity cards are introduced for a variety of reasons. Race, politics and religion were often at the heart of older ID systems. In recent years, though, ID cards have been linked to national information databases, which form the basis of how a government manages a country. The US, Britain and some other countries are considering a national ID system as a way of preventing possible terrorist attacks. However, such plans have been .met with fierce   resistance by those who believe identity cards work against human rights and individual privacy   . "ID cards make us suspects  , not citizens," said UK human rights group Liberty. _   use a driving licence to identify people.
Australia and the United States Canada and the United States Australia and New Zealand Sweden and Britain
Question: The plastic identification ( ID, ) cards carded by all Chinese citizens over 16 are to be replaced with electronic cards from 2005.  The new cards, which most people will have by 2005, contain a microchip   on which personal information is stored. This can be checked against databases   kept by the government. "The information will be locked into the card so that people won' t be able to use false identities," said Ren Tianbu, a security   official in Shenyang. China's present plastic identity cards were introduced 17 years ago, and a similar system is used by many other countries. However, the information shown on a card differs from nation to nation. Most ID cards show the holder' s name, sex, date of birth and photograph, as well as the card' s expiry   date and number. Germany,  France and Spain all use ID cards, but there are some developed nations who dislike the idea. The US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden and Britain are among those with no national ID card. However, some of the countries have ID cards for particular uses. For example, Australia and the United States use a driving licence   to identify people. Identity cards are introduced for a variety of reasons. Race, politics and religion were often at the heart of older ID systems. In recent years, though, ID cards have been linked to national information databases, which form the basis of how a government manages a country. The US, Britain and some other countries are considering a national ID system as a way of preventing possible terrorist attacks. However, such plans have been .met with fierce   resistance by those who believe identity cards work against human rights and individual privacy   . "ID cards make us suspects  , not citizens," said UK human rights group Liberty. _   use a driving licence to identify people.
A. Australia and the United States
B. Canada and the United States
C. Australia and New Zealand
D. Sweden and Britain
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