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Statistics

• Online Game Industry on a Roll
Revenue from China's online gaming industry reached 8 billion yuan (about 1.04 billion U.S. dollars) in 2006 and could quadruple by 2010 as internet access becomes more widespread.

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Acoording to a new circular co-issued by eight government departments, online game operators, are required to implement an anti-addiction system and a real name checking system for more than 30 million players.

Measures

• Software to Limit Minors' Online Game Time
Online game operators will have to add applications to their games to prevent minors from becoming addicted to them.

• New Internet Cafes Banned for This Year in China
China has banned the opening of new Internet cafes this year, in an effort to prevent Internet addiction and juvenile crime.

• The More They Play, the More They Lose
Internet game operators have been ordered to install anti-addiction software on their games to help youngsters stay offline.

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Game operators and netizens have generally approved of the move.

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Net Addiction

Chinese Net Addicts Younger than in West

Kids are getting addicted to the Internet at a younger age than in any other country.

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Recovery

• How to Deal with Internet Addiction?

Do you have a friend who hangs out at internet cafes way too much? How can we prevent ourselves from going online too much?

• Game Over for China's Net Addicts
Combining sympathy with discipline, a military-style boot camp near Beijing is at the front-line of China's battle against Internet addiction.

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