{"id":609710,"date":"2021-08-03T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T17:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609710"},"modified":"2021-08-03T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T17:51:23","slug":"chinese-state-media-says-video-games-are-spiritual-opium-spooking-tech-firms-into-limiting-screen-time-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-state-media-says-video-games-are-spiritual-opium-spooking-tech-firms-into-limiting-screen-time-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese State Media Says Video Games Are \u2018Spiritual Opium,\u2019 Spooking Tech Firms Into Limiting Screen Time For Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-state-media-says-video-games-are-spiritual-opium-spooking-tech-firms-into-limiting-screen-time-for-minors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1233863534-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>After a Chinese state media outlet argued that video games are harmful to children, technology company Tencent immediately announced restrictions on screen time for minors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Economic Information Daily \u2014 a subsidiary of official state outlet Xinhua News Agency \u2014 referred to video games with phrases such as \u201cspiritual opium\u201d and \u201celectronic drug\u201d in a now-deleted article. Tencent \u2014 a conglomerate technology company whose video game \u201cHonor of Kings\u201d was specifically mentioned in the article \u2014 immediately announced screen time limits for school-aged children.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nevertheless, Tencent witnessed shares plummet by 6% on Hong Kong exchanges by the close of trading on Tuesday. Shares of NetEase \u2014 another video game maker \u2014 saw 8% decreases in price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/03\/investing\/tencent-gaming-crackdown-hnk-intl\/index.html\"><span>CNN Business<\/span><\/a><span> reported that Tencent introduced new restrictions that \u201cwill limit the ability for minors to play \u2018Honor of Kings\u2019 to an hour on non-holidays and two hours on holidays.\u201d The firm also called for an industry-wide discussion about \u201cthe feasibility of banning primary school students under the age of 12 from playing games.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/08\/03\/tencent-netease-shares-tank-after-chinese-media-calls-gaming-opium.html\"><span>CNBC<\/span><\/a><span> explains that Chinese media\u2019s decision to spook the sector is not unprecedented:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><i><span>For a long time, the Chinese government has been concerned about the impact of video games on minors. In 2018, Beijing froze new game approvals over concerns that gaming was impacting youngsters\u2019 eyesight. In China, online games require approvals from the regulators. In 2019, China brought in rules that banned those under 18 years from playing online games between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. and restricted the amount of time they could play.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The article \u2014 as well as the swift reaction from both executives and investors \u2014 comes days after the Chinese Communist Party cracked down on other sectors in the interest of promoting a family-centered social regime. Chinese couples are now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/china-now-says-it-will-allow-families-to-have-three-children-amid-fears-of-population-crash\"><span>permitted<\/span><\/a><span> to have up to three children \u2014 a recent increase from the previous two-child policy, which ended the decades-long one-child policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For instance, the Chinese government <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/china-cracks-down-on-120-billion-private-tutoring-industry\"><span>unveiled<\/span><\/a><span> new regulations for the nation\u2019s $120 billion private tutoring industry to decrease expenses for families. Chinese parents rely upon costly tutoring services throughout children\u2019s primary and secondary education to improve future performance on college entrance exams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Officials also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/china-cracks-down-on-real-estate-industry-so-that-families-can-afford-housing\"><span>implemented<\/span><\/a><span> an array of housing policies likewise meant to cut costs for larger families. Referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2019s assertion that \u201chousing is for living in and not for speculation,\u201d Vice Premier Han Zheng said that housing in China ought not to be a tool for economic stimulus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Index funds for the private tutoring and real estate sectors likewise dropped upon the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s tightening of regulations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a Chinese state media outlet argued that video games are harmful to children, technology company Tencent immediately announced restrictions on screen time for minors.Economic Information Daily \u2014 a subsidiary &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}