What Next TBD: China vs. Video Games

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🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Recently, China restricted video game playing to just three hours a week for its young people: 8pm to 9pm, Friday through Sunday. And that’s not the only change. Over the last few months, private tutors, diehard celebrity fans, and tech giants have all faced fresh restrictions from Beijing. What’s behind this new wave of crackdowns? Guest: Brenda Goh, technology correspondent for Reuters Host: Lizzie O’Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.1	I heard a little factor the other day that absolutely floored me.
0:37.9	About video games in China.
0:39.5	And it's this.
0:40.6	China has twice as many gamers as the US has people.
0:44.7	Some 700 million of them.
0:46.8	When you go on the streets, when you are waiting at a bus stop,
0:49.5	when you're at the supermarket,
0:51.3	it's inevitable, especially if you see a kid
0:53.5	with his head pulled out.
0:54.7	He'll be playing a game.
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