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Spiritual Opium: China Limits Online Gaming Time for Youth

September 2, 2021
Source: techonomy.com techonomy.com
News Snapshot:
It’s been said that to really understand China you need to understand the Opium Wars . China lost face and power as the British and other foreigners sought unfettered access to its trade goods. Somehow it’s fitting that this week Chinese party officials unveiled tough new limits on the amount of time its young people can spend playing online games. A state-owned media outlet published a piece that called video games “ opium for the mind .“ (The statement caused stock prices of Chinese gaming companies like Tencent to plummet and the comment was removed shortly after it was released.)...
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