PoliticsChina limits online gaming to 3 hours a week for schoolchildren
Beijing takes more hands-on approach on youth education and lifestyles
Customers play online games at an internet cafe in Fuyang, China. Companies are under growing pressure to limit underage players' access. © Reuters
YUSUKE HINATA, Nikkei staff writer
August 31, 2021 00:45 JST
GUANGZHOU -- Chinese gamers under the age of 18 will be allowed to play online for just an hour a day and only on weekends, authorities announced Monday, as the government increases its involvement not only in schools but on how youth spend time at home.