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Therefore, establishing China’s modern credit culture in line with the development of socialist market economy is of urgent necessity as the reform and opening policy is steadily promoted. The main difference between “modern credit culture” and “China’s traditional credit culture” lies in its unique social, institutional, professional and commercial features.