There isn't a country in the world which does this. But the details are also not the main point, it's how extremely restricted and controlled simple access to information or forums of free expression is for people in China. Tencent has party officials working within the company. This isn't a regular business as Westerners might imagine it, it's an extended part of the CCP just like any other large corporation under Xi.
Again, people are saying it's no big deal but why would GitHub help them at all? It's not a good cause.
Does what? The thing extra is the fingerprint but literally every modern country requires ID registration and more. My government also knows this IP belongs exactly to me. Stop spouting nonsense.
Plus this is completely unrelated.
My government requires me to have ID, which contains a photo and finger prints and you cannot get a SIM without ID. That's Germany and it's true for many, many countries.