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China appears to U-turn on 'obsessive' gaming crackdown

The video game regulator had drafted rules which would have limited money and time spent on gaming.

China has reportedly backtracked on introducing strict rules on video gaming after draft legislation was removed from the regulator's website. The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) had proposed rules aimed at limiting the amount of money and time people spent on gaming. A few days later, the NPPA appeared to soften its stance on some of the proposals after the market responded badly to the news, and share prices recovered somewhat after that.

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