What the Chinese Think of the Gaming Crackdown in China | Street Interview

[@wessyder112]

Love how when it comes to adults they don't agree but kids who are kids they agree

[@beany1944]

Some adults might also be addited to gaming.

[@wessyder112]

@@beany1944 exactly, and some of those adults agree with the changes till it comes to their play time

[@hongbinchen288]

hahahaha

[@condorX2]

Yep. This might explain the rise in DUI hit and run and domestic violence. I don't have to explain the gun violence and mass shootings. Here are a few examples. The GVA said there have been a total gun deaths of 41,917 as of 2021. Evidence Based Research - since 2013. Source Gun violence archive Parkland father's is arrested for hanging banner saying '45,000 died from gun violence. The toll of 283 mass shootings includes several high-profile, mass-casualty attacks, two of which happened within 24 hours of each other: A shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, with 22 people killed and at least 24 wounded. It was the deadliest shooting of the year. A shooting in a historic district of Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, with nine people killed and 27 injured.

[@Jammet]

I think these people are having all the best intentions, but parenting is something parents should be doing.

[@azury5239]

Maybe yall should interview the kids who are directly influenced by this, you'll get a much better response

[@PotatoHead2022]

Hang on a minute. Let’s interview them when they can legally drink alcohol and vote.

[@COCO-bl4ig]

I am a gamer and is over the age of 18. This law would absolutely hurt me if I were a kid in China but with that being said, moderating gaming isn't the worse thing. Even though I love gaming and it was part of my childhood, I still think I could of used my time better. As an adult, I do think about having kids myself and I probably wouldn't want my future kids to be hooked on playing games that much. I would want them to develop healthy social skills by living in the real world more. And plus, the gov didn't reach this decision alone, they have a complaint department in every district or city. They collect data and when occurring data pops up repeatedly they will make adjustments to the situation.

[@3mKay]

of course kids gonna opposed it but like any country, why would the government care what the kids think ? the voters are the most important

[@yanzionly]

whats there to complain? they still have one hr.

[@yanzionly]

@@3mKay i like the way u think there is voter in china

[@DemonFox369]

Gambling, brothels, drinking, gaming, etc. Every era has had its own entertainment problem. It’s up to parents to change their parenting style and figure out what impact their decisions have.

[@PotatoHead2022]

Those things are for adults.

[@DemonFox369]

@@PotatoHead2022 “adult” could mean 14 back then, in another country. Not to mention, there’s no ID card back then, no way to prove someone wasn’t an adult if they participated. And some societies probably had 12 year old drinking age.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

and are kids allowed into bars, brothels and casinos???

[@americanidiotinchief259]

Thats why american kids are in jail for consuming drugs

[@sepg5084]

@@PotatoHead2022 that's the thing. Addiction is addiction, does not matter if it is drugs, gaming, alcohol etc. If minors gain access to a source of addiction, then it might need to be regulated so that it is "for adults only". All i got from my gaming addiction when i was young was scoliosis and a bad wrist, i won't be surprised if many gaming addicted minors would suffer it too.

[@Sechari]

It’s one thing to limit game times, but to do what.. study more? Just studying to do well on tests won’t produce well adjusted adults. There has to be a way for kids to express creativity, unwind, and practice creative thinking skills. I can see how banning excessive gaming can have a place in this, but the focus should be first and foremost on encouraging and fostering healthy creative outlets..

[@orbitalpotato9940]

China's massive population doesn't allow for that to happen. It just doesn't work for very populous countries. Its too competitive.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

Lmao no. go outside, play a sport, watch a movie with your friends.

[@Sechari]

@@orbitalpotato9940 EDIT: never mind. Neither of your responses have anything to do with what I said, so clearly you either didn’t read it, or didn’t comprehend it.. ___ retention and regurgitation of information is only a useful metric to determine who works hard, it’s neither indicative of talent, nor does it foster them. Engineers need to be creative to be good engineers. Doctors need to have empathy to be good doctors. Having a healthy work life balance not only produces happier and healthier, but also more productive citizens. China may be a country full of people, but it’s also a country full of jobs that need to be filled. I worked in Chinese education for a few years and experienced some of the flaws first hand.

[@caypasha]

@@Sechari I agree

[@qwkl2450]

@@Sechari The regulation is meant to limit gameplay hours to other things such as socializing, hobbies, and whatever activities; not using them all just for studying and school.

[@victoriacolombani7018]

Btw this is only online gaming which has had an extremely addictive impact (similar to gambling) on the country’s youth. They can play any console games whenever they want 😂 it’s just the predatory gambling quality of online games that keep kids hooked that China is concerned about. Edit: Also seems like more of a crackdown on big online gaming companies rather than the children themselves. Console games don’t require payments or employ addictive psychological tactics to keep people hooked like online games do.

[@matthewwhite7473]

That's an excellent point.

[@not_dilucless1311]

OMG when you say impact, make me feel you are right

[@notme7310]

Like what games? Genshin? Lol

[@Bruh-ij1qc]

Actually it isn’t just online games it’s only online games need face scan and I’d verification but single player games usually only need id verification. And the parents are even thinking on putting restrictions on other platforms including steam

[@izbella3556]

South Korea had a similar law where underaged kids couldn't play online games after 10PM. At first, the adult players liked it since there aren't any annoying kids throwing mom jokes at them LOL But people - as in even adults - started to criticize this law and it's now officially shut down. imo parents should be the ones educating their own children.. not the state...

[@yerri5567]

Mer What? Whats there to criticise about that law? Sounds reasonable for kids to not play games after 10pm imo

[@amlannanda1581]

@@yerri5567 kids should do whatever the hell they want

[@peacheroseee]

@@amlannanda1581 you sound like a kid.

[@yyutti]

Although I disagree with this law you must be a child yourself. Until you are 18 you should do what your parents tell you for the most part as there's many things you can be arrested for an adult wouldn't.

[@isafarooq1721]

It's the state's job to restrict addictive substances, which is exactly what video games, porn, and social media are. They are designed to be addictive. China doesn't want a return to mass addictions like the Opium Wars, even if it's a "lesser" addiction because it's digital. US media complained about this constantly when I was growing up, they seemed to have given up on saving their children from digital addictions. At least video gamer freedom is a safer alternative to the other addictions the US lets run rampant. But it is no longer considered "lesser" if there is no greater addiction in that society, and China doesn't have a massive meth epidemic.

[@coolorochi]

After reading these comments. People really have no idea what this ban is, so does these people being interviewed: "Online game providers can only provide service to kids for a certain period of time, and limit the amount of money kids can spend in a single section" Important! -- It didn't say anything about parent. You can provide service to parents normally. This means, parents now control kid's gaming. -- only for online gaming which most of them have lootbox system or "game gambling" Which means "kids not supposed to have that much money or haven't establish the concept of money" These are the most important point of the regulation, it's not a simple ban. So relax, you can still spend your day in games.

[@dznuts123]

“People really have no idea what this ban is” It’s the same for everything that concerns China. People just look at the headlines and consider themselves experts.

[@tyunpeters3170]

@@dznuts123 Even the Chinese just read the headlines apparently

[@dznuts123]

@@tyunpeters3170 Yet they somehow understand the crackdowns better than the so-called experts in the west.

[@willmakesfilms]

Seems pretty reasonable considering it's online for online games with gambling or paid elements. That's the only way they could really enforce it anyway

[@ksc7957]

@@dznuts123 China bashing is trending so what do you expect. Also they always hate China

[@Orgotheonemancult]

You should do a sequel episode where you interview the kids this law actually applies to.

[@ok_listen]

@@iii___iii mostly yes

[@jam4227]

Why? Obvs the kids want to play for as long as possible

[@belovedsmile5703]

Kids are there to be guided not to call the shots. Hence some offences are under punished because of "minor" tag.

[@ok_listen]

@@iii___iii theyre the majority, since they only have to go to school and have much more free time, on average. No surprise that kids/teen content have more audience/revenue in general

[@ok_listen]

@@iii___iii they exist but are not the majority as far as i remember

[@chengyangzhou8785]

Hey Asian boss, do you mind doing interviews in Chinese provinces with a high minority populations? (Ningxia, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Xinjiang, etc.) I think exploring the cultural diversity of China would be an interesting topic. (If funds are insufficient for travel tickets or the interviewers don't have enough time on their hands, I'm sure one can find different ethnic enclaves in a city as diverse as Shanghai, but nothing compares to the real deal)

[@peterc66]

+1. And don't forget Guangxi, we are the most populated minority autonomous region.

[@ramenfit5983]

Do need to keep in mind the travel there isn’t easy

[@pjsneeringer5942]

China=diversity = joke right? I hope so

[@udhayakumarMN]

that would be costly..

[@prinprin36]

I think they would love to travel there and interview them but the time and money isn't easy to get... Unless you are willing to sponsor their trip? 😅 Asian Boss seems to have fixed cities in which they operate and don't seem to get interviews outside of these cities (shanghai, beijing, manila, seoul, jakarta, etc)

[@barbievale]

Two of my students, who are Chinese and live in China, have brought up this topic on their own. One of them is VERY sad that his playtime has been cut off, and constantly tells me about it. The other one just told me about the new policy, but didn't express his personal feelings, but one can assume he's a bit sad, too.

[@αιη-τ5φ]

Many are addicted don't make this students but asked the parent's what they're like seriously many are cooped up and don't do productive things of course the students will be sad they finally need to start finding productive things now

[@maryooloLP]

@@αιη-τ5φ I nearly had a stroke trying to read that first part of your sentence.

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@αιη-τ5φ Gotta love people falling for the "all gamers are lazy do-nothings" line. They actually did research and this just isn't reflective of reality at all.

[@αιη-τ5φ]

@@Gustav_Kuriga bc I've live in China and I see how games actually distra t and make children unproductive the fact it's also a bad influence we ain't like kids in the West where you can start your own company and be a high school drop out we have a huge text gaokao u fail u mess up ur whole life rather than sit and be lazy we should have better things to do go outside exercise and many more

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@αιη-τ5φ You're acting like people who game can't also do those things.

[@Light-vu6ws]

Take away the entertainment movies and dramas from the adults and see their reactions.

[@puppetMattster]

What would be the point of that?

[@robezy0]

The reasoning behind this is that children are still immature and need guidance in their development as they can't yet see the consequences of playing all day and ignoring school work etc. You may disagree, but this is how Asian societies see it, good education and a healthy development are of extreme importance.

[@Light-vu6ws]

@@robezy0 and you think chinese kids dont work enough already?

[@robezy0]

@@Light-vu6ws Who is saying they should work more? The Chinese have the same problems with gaming addiction as Western countries: Kids not studying and being tired leading to not being able to keep up or even dropping out of school.

[@julianmiller4595]

This honestly feels like a cop out, placing blame on one aspect of society and assuming the ideal outcome will be achieved is often a result from none communicative parties like governments placing restrictions on games. But like the age-restriction system, those who are deterred from games will probably move to something else that doesn't constitute studying. It would be great if people became “more kindred” after dropping games, but social media alone holds much of our attention already. So whose to say this doesn't breed another issue of addiction. If the companies readily impacted by this could be given the chance to set in-game limitations as opposed to a near full ban i think it would of had a less severe impact on the industry as a whole… Or just crack down on gross micro-transactions and gacha systems that seems to be good too.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

But it doesn't do that. The law will go un noticed by kids who only have play a healthy amount of games already. The only people affected will be the kids who are playing an unhealthy amount of games.

[@sepg5084]

Addiction is addiction. Does not matter if it is drugs, gambling, gaming, alcohol, etc. I don't see the problem if the government regulates a source of addiction if people can't do it for themselves and is already causing negative effects, it's not like computer gaming is a necessity. I was once a young gamer who at one time played as much as i could, sometimes 16 hours in a day, stopping only to eat and for bathroom breaks. Got scoliosis and a bad wrist from it. Good thing that the games that i played back then had no microtransactions, because my gaming addiction would render me broke too. Even if the government regulated it, my games were all pirated and don't need internet connection so they basically had no way to enforce it back then. Note: i'm not from china

[@darrenwang1544]

Doing sports and outdoor activities are encouraged.

[@condorX2]

Well put. This might explain the rise in DUI hit and run and domestic violence. I don't have to explain the gun violence and mass shootings. Here are a few examples. The GVA said there have been a total gun deaths of 41,917 as of 2021. Evidence Based Research - since 2013. Source Gun violence archive Parkland father's is arrested for hanging banner saying '45,000 died from gun violence. The toll of 283 mass shootings includes several high-profile, mass-casualty attacks, two of which happened within 24 hours of each other: A shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, with 22 people killed and at least 24 wounded. It was the deadliest shooting of the year. A shooting in a historic district of Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, with nine people killed and 27 injured.

[@olmstranger]

"those who are deterred from games will probably move to something else that doesn't constitute studying." 20 or so years ago I'd just read books, stare blankly at the television or roam around outside getting in to trouble instead of studying. Which was just like every other kid I knew back then. I think a part of the problem now is a lot of online games are designed to be addictive, to drain your wallet with microtransactions, to keep you playing for the next 'battlepass' unlock or free lootbox drop. Maybe instead of restricting what kids do with their spare time, the games industry is the one that should be restricted from using these practices. But I guess large companies like Tencent wouldn't allow that to happen.

[@nekoseth8614]

Games is better than short video like tik tok, since it needs active engagement from user. Online games also support interaction with others - needed in this stay at home pandemic. Games need to be more categorized - and addictive games which have no learning should just be banned for kid and games that promote learning should be advertised more. Not all games are bad, the policy which prevent all games is wrong.

[@M_Jono]

Says who ? A gamer for sure

[@neuralvibes]

But you don't regularly watch 10+ straight hours of TikTok videos...

[@nekoseth8614]

@@M_Jono like i said above games come in many type, not all are bad many educational game exist - game like flight simulator even used in real life to train real pilot.

[@nekoseth8614]

​@Hans Otto Kroeger Kaethler i'm sure too that parents who have all the time to care about their kids don't have a problem about gaming restriction since they always be there with their kids so the children won't need to play game for their parents absence.

[@drippingout6154]

@@nekoseth8614 Well TikTok depends with your interest and many good influencer like architecture, digital marketing, M$ Office, graphics design, gardening, fashion while online gaming more likely learn bad words and online rage 😂

[@TorontoBJJTeam]

You can play 2 earn now, gaming can never be stopped

[@yanzionly]

not in china

[@Ds10lm]

Its a fckin dumb idea, play to earn

[@johnwright9049]

It is not the business of government if you spend too much time on anything.

[@Rikard416]

not true if you create externality that affects other people or public interest

[@belovedsmile5703]

Then why force people to vaccinate when they are not done waiting for whatever they waiting for in the West?

[@johnwright9049]

@@belovedsmile5703 This is trying to regulate the right to choose.

[@johndoe-bo7rx]

These sorts of things can ONLY be fixed by the culture of people.

[@angrygopnik2317]

@John Wright Using your logic, it is not the business of you to comment on other's countries policies.

[@mrnobodyplays147]

Although I don't agree government stepping into the issue, since it's a parent responsibility (?), but the online gaming community in China is seriously on another level of addiction. You can try a few of their popular games and realise how serious people (mostly the children) are when playing games. Despite the restriction on games, I believe many other activities can entertain students, so it shouldn't be as bad as what the comment section saying😬

[@ZEN-kr7vg]

true gaming is crazy is china they dont think of it as a game they think of it like its the olympics 😂😂😂😂😂

[@killertruth186]

I completely agree with your comment, it should've always been up to the parents. Giving the government any menial responsibilities would either make them doing things completely wrong or it would end up a gateway for them to control not just your life but the lives of your children.

[@mrnobodyplays147]

@Z̷E̷N̷ ye man... their mindset is like: "if you wanna do something, do it good. No rookies accepted"🤣

[@jtf101]

They could have chosen to punish gaming companies for exploitative tactics but instead chose to punish the consumer. That's how I see it. The problem will persist because the source is not being dealt with.

[@killertruth186]

@@jtf101 Not only deceptive practices within companies, the parents and their teaching is also the issue.

[@starryskyhighway9628]

this is online game , i meant how will goverment stop children from playing console game offline? do they must sign up to something to turn on console or something? through my school years , i spent mostly playing offline game. Please enlightmen me if offline game also restricted someway or another. i dont mind crackdown on online game tho , children might exposed to toxic communities and harassed

[@LesFreeZe777]

if you compare people playing online to offline then its not even 1000 is to 1 the number of people going online games much much bigger.

[@nehcooahnait7827]

There is no restriction on offline games. Online games often involve loot boxes and gambling mechanics that are predatory and potentially additive.

[@limcheating1]

Fun fact: Console is banned in China

[@biboloxo]

Playing offline games on phones isn't that fun though. Without interacting with other people, games will become extremely boring after a while.

[@1darkironman1]

what what I understand the kids are using mobile gaming most of the time so they tend not to have a console or computer but all this lockdown will just make kids move over to off-line gaming. that's my guess

[@willpickering5829]

This policy isn’t going to have the intended effects. People who want to get distracted will always find new ways. Ban them from video games? They’ll watch TV/read comics/watch bilibili (their KZbin) instead. Motivation is inherent in the individual.

[@sosoable]

Policies cannot be perfect. But it can change many people. We need social progress, not the ideal state of society. One policy cannot solve all problems. We Chinese are realists.

[@willpickering5829]

@@sosoable I'm the realist

[@patriciaszabo8015]

@@sosoable Then ban microtransaction and gacha systems. Or face with the causes.

[@leob4403]

Reading is a FAR better and more constructive hobby than playing fking call of duty or minecraft hours every day

[@hawklee1983]

Do something is better than do nothing.

[@mimijae9154]

Basically young people should only spend their precious childhoods on studying and being disciplined students…

[@iamhardwell2844]

what you think they should do? addicted to gaming ?

[@mimijae9154]

@@iamhardwell2844 no but studying isn’t all there is to life if you had to study nonstop without a time to relieve stress I’m sure you wouldn’t like it either

[@vk-br1dr]

@@iamhardwell2844 whatever they want on they're own FREE time as long as it doesn't affect school.

[@Bothandle70]

@@mimijae9154 but gaming isn't all there is to entertainment either. There are lots of ways kids can have fun and it's important to diversify and try new things.

[@JR-vf1rz]

@@iamhardwell2844 How about self-discipline, teaching self-responsibility - not forced.

[@kibateo]

the issue with this is then if they can't play games to spend their free time on, they'll just seek out other activities or vices. I'd argue they're replacing a relatively harmless hobby with a more potentially unhealthy one

[@bloodycinephile]

They'll just end up playing offline games.

[@yiluis1316]

1. You could be sentenced for selling/buying/consuming drugs. 2. Prostitution is tackled down as hard as the drug issue. 3. Don't even mention porn sites, they're all banned. 4. There isn't a big teenage delinquency problem in the country because of the strict education system they have. If you don't get hooked by one thing, you will eventually learn to entertain yourself with another thing. Not every hobby is about playing videogames.

[@damnation1928]

Or sports

[@holycow343]

yeah like replacing gaming with reading... THE HORROR!

[@nwxzzz]

lmao anything other than gaming = drug, prostitution, etc. in your mind?

[@muchobossa]

Good reporting Asian Boss. There really is no easy solution to this but it was helpful to nonetheless hear the Chinese public’s opinion on this.👍👍👍

[@condorX2]

Aye This might explain the rise in DUI hit and run and domestic violence. I don't have to explain the gun violence and mass shootings. Here are a few examples. The GVA said there have been a total gun deaths of 41,917 as of 2021. Evidence Based Research - since 2013. Source Gun violence archive Parkland father's is arrested for hanging banner saying '45,000 died from gun violence. The toll of 283 mass shootings includes several high-profile, mass-casualty attacks, two of which happened within 24 hours of each other: A shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, with 22 people killed and at least 24 wounded. It was the deadliest shooting of the year. A shooting in a historic district of Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, with nine people killed and 27 injured. 😢

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

Majority of the Chinese public will always agree with the government it’s just the culture and way people are schooled. Agreeing with the higher authority and the herd mentality is a real thing in China. If you are different you and your opinions will be stamped out real quick.

[@user-pd9ju5dk5s]

@@DontUputThatEvilOnMe Just like America, where we have to agree with either left or right and nothing else

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

@@user-pd9ju5dk5s in America you can agree with freaking boogeyman but no police will come to door or throw you in jail because of it.

[@user-pd9ju5dk5s]

@@DontUputThatEvilOnMe really? because I read news of ppl getting arrested for attending churches during covid 🤨

[@XkMeng]

It is the constant complaints and complaints of parents that led the government to introduce this policy. This will not help the economy. But parents are the main body of taxpayers, and the government is also very helpless. This is the embodiment of democracy

[@vincentlaw6985]

True

[@noobkin6995]

Uh, democracy? That is an exaggeration...

[@azury5239]

I feel like the policy they came up with before was much better (1.5 hour of games everyday and they would wait for you to finish the game you are playing before they kick you out of the game) Right now we can only play on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 8-9 pm and they wont even wait for you to end the game you're playing at the moment, and sometimes the server can't even hold that many people so you had to wait a long time to even get into the game.

[@KaitoverMoon]

They shouldn't even have the policy to begin with

[@Mr_Rain]

No, you can play a game for 1.5 hours, then switch to another game and continue to play, and then the policy equals useless

[@yerri5567]

@@Mr_Rain You sure thats how it goes? I heard it was 1.5hr per ID (-18), regardless of game

[@Mr_Rain]

@@yerri5567 That's wrong, just different service zones of one game account share anti-addiction time，not different game.Some companies will set shared anti-addiction time for their games because the account is universal, but it is never possible to share anti-addiction for games from different companies

[@yerri5567]

@@Mr_Rain "but it is never possible to share anti-addiction for games from different companies" What do you man "never possible"? The government can just make a logic system all games must go through. Its possible

[@stevenkyle9426]

Thanks for showing us the interview. It is nice to see what others think.

[@wenhelxing]

The policy won't work like they'd expect it would. It's the boomers and the people born before 1990 that think it's an issue. I grew up during the gaming era, and at the time, my parents hated me playing video games, and they'd try everything to prevent me from playing. They thought it would work flawlessly and make me a good student, but they were so wrong. I started finding out ways to counter them. Lock the family computer behind a password? I'll reset the system or simply delete the password by bios. Delete my games on the hard drive? I hide them using really wacky directory locations and names. Install a camera in my room to monitor if I'm studying while they're out? I simply tape the camera or just take it apart. I'm in high school now, and I can tell you that what the country is doing is just pointless. Sure, you can fool the younger kids that are below 10, but once they realize that they can fight back against this force, they'll do it. Even by limiting online games and forcing the policy of Real ID sign-ups, kids can still get their pleasure by playing single player games or watch other stuff online. Since it's a policy for "minors", I still fall under this category. However, I've already started earning money online. So in the end, I can start paying taxes and earning money, while I'm still not allowed to play video games? What a joke.

[@Steven-pi5nf]

Would you consider yourself addicted to video games?

[@juliejiwonkim7984]

Thank you very much for all of your works done for this channel. I really enjoy watching your channel and appreciate it a lot. Watching this clip reminds me of the British scholar studying China, Martin Jacques, who says "China is a Civilization-State, not a Nation-state" like any other modern European countries." The role of Chinese government is like a head of one big family to make decisions and rules and to enforce the rules on its family members. It is like "Father knows best." It assumes a patriarchal and subordinate relationship and requires a loyalty from its members, and in return, it makes sure that many are content and happy with what they have and what they are. It is fair to say that many other western countries do the similar things like China - to make decisions and to enforce rules, but the difference is that while Western governments tend to play a role of "Big Brother", Chinese government is the "father," implying and imposing more strict hierarchical social orders.

[@fisherfriendman]

Parents will love this because it gives them an additional tool in their parenting toolbox. Also noting that many families are single child nuclear families, which means the child, very often, will get away without any sanctions from the parents. It is difficult for parents to be much stricter when any child's peers can still indulge in that activity.

[@tideline]

6:30 That Nintendo Switch ad behind is ironic

[@yisong5825]

It’s more important to provide alternatives than simply putting restrictions. When you have so much course load along with very limited sport fields in the city, and only have so little time everyday after school day, what else can you do other than spending time on the phone.

[@julienliu]

Well, games are designed to be addictive. So to some extend, I agree with the policy. But overall, it’s not going to fix anything. Kids in China are not treated as kids.

[@drumpfdon760]

So, the kids in China treated as what?

[@angrygopnik2317]

Kids in China will be like damm kids in USA aren't treated like kids.

[@wjleaf2802]

I am Chinese.Thanks to the thorough disciplines and strict education in my childhood, I win a job in Wall Street and earn much higher than average American households total income

[@sakutaro3musik486]

@@wjleaf2802 don´t know how your education was, but seems like it was really heartless if money is the thing that makes you happy, I grew up with family in mind but you do you, I´m happy my way and you hopefully are happy aswell. I have enough many, great friends and a family I love, there is no more to gain

[@wjleaf2802]

@@sakutaro3musik486 Thanks for your good wish! But from "You have higher income" to "money is the only thing makes you happy", such ilogic statement is true sign of lack of education. Using my income, I took my parents for their favourite activities: travelling" all over the world., including Antarctica, Fiji, New Zealand, Canada, South Korea,etc. And with money, I can provide them what they want but they were unable to achieve. This makes them very proud and happy. I have good friends as well. My point is my Chinese styple education and discipline gives me only stronger perceverance and dedication, and does not deprive me of anything ordinary people have.

[@obsidianstatue]

This is part of the much broader series of policies to : 1) Punish micro transaction pay to win games, they are almost like gambling for kids. 2) The lessened workload at school means that students have more free time, so the government don't want it to be spent on gaming, which is why, sports is being heavily promoted as an alternative, with the Winter Olympics, China is cultivating for at least 300 Million people to take up on Winter sports, many kids and young people. 3) This would boost domestic consumption, imagine that many people buying or renting Skiing or skating gears, and it will also boost Ski resort economy. 4) A lessened workload for student is also done by restricting what types of extra tuition classes can be taken, hobby classes in sports and handcraft are promoted, this is done to lessen the financial burden of raising a child. Trying to raise the birthrate. Chinese government policies are always part of some larger plan, it's never like that in the West done to pander certain demographics to get votes, rather it's always the necessary steps for the greater good.

[@jamesz9635]

this is such an informative comment, thank you

[@Terzy]

Exactly

[@yerri5567]

I believe in addition to the time restrictions, there is also limit on how much can be spent for children.

[@kxl330]

parents who ONLY blames video games have problems in getting along with their own kids😀 (from my own observation of my parents and my younger brother )

[@sosoable]

Video game companies need to have a sense of social responsibility. Instead of hurting the interests of teenagers for profit. You can play games, but you can't indulge.

[@orzdxy]

@@sosoable capitalism bro, it's like telling drug dealers hpw bad drugs are. Parents are hugely responsible (their changes of perception of how to dicipline their children is slower compared to how the gaming environment evolved) but it takes time to adapt the tactics.

[@αιη-τ5φ]

It can have effect

[@lunayu9964]

Ture, Chinese parents have wired relationships with their children, they are always manipulative

[@YuFanLou]

There is rampant stigma against and negligence about mental disorders such as ADHD in China. Without concrete improvement in diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, restricting gaming is merely an appeasement to middle class parents with anxiety for upwards movement, which will continue to harm kids with under-diagnosed mental disorders.

[@q_q123]

This is true. This kind of thinking is in many Asian countries too. Such mental disorders are seen to be from a lack of self-discipline when in fact it is they are neurological conditons just like any other medical condition that can be diagnosed and treated.

[@penguinpingu3807]

Maybe 3 days a week + public holidays is a bit too harsh. I think limiting the game time is ok. An hour or two in a day seems reasonable. But China should also restrict social media use as well if their main goal is to get children off their screens.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

They have one. The best change PRC brought it (that I wished NZ did) was SHUTDOWN all social media for under 18s between 10pm and 7am. Even if parents are responsible and set a curfew for soc media, kids are still stressed out when they know their piers are able to access their soc med posts and act/respond to them. BRILLIANT law.

[@penguinpingu3807]

I never seen any headlines of China restricting social media time for children.

[@holycow343]

@@penguinpingu3807 There's your problem then you only read headlines...

[@ohsehun6470]

they only restrict games because there are A LOT of games in china with gambling mechanisms designed to addict you to spending money. There were numerous cases of children getting addicted and spending thousands of dollars of their parents hard earned money on games

[@penguinpingu3807]

@@ohsehun6470 yeah I heard, but shouldn't the central government just make that dumb mechanic illegal instead of just limiting game time, if that's the problem. I think the law is more like tackling childhood obesity and gaming addictions among children and teenagers. Make them go outside and touch that green grass.

[@_WhiteW0lf_]

I really like the points given by the girl with Spark padded coat. Yes, parents have enough on their plate but effective parenting shout be practiced. Give time to look after their children and set their own rules instead of relying on the gov't to restrict internet activities.

[@sosoable]

So can parents ask game companies to make rules? Do game companies listen to the government or parents? Game companies do not hesitate to hurt the interests of teenagers in order to make profits. How should we solve this problem.

[@_WhiteW0lf_]

@@sosoable did I say parents should ask gaming developers to create rules? I think you misunderstood the point. Parents should set their own rules at home and monitor their children's gaming activities. Parenting should be participative in order to groom their children into better and productive citizens. No matter how busy parents are, if they instilled a culture of discipline and moderation in their parenting, children will follow without the need of gov't interference. It's a plus if gaming developers have the initiative to embed in their games some restrictions or limit of playing time but at the end of the day it's the end users who decide when to stop.

[@sosoable]

@@_WhiteW0lf_ Parents, children, game companies and the government are all responsible. This is society. Parents' ability is also very limited.

[@_WhiteW0lf_]

@@sosoable I agree that it should be a collective effort but everything starts at home, so parents should set the tone of guidance and discipline. Gov't and gaming developers can't oversee things firsthand especially on a large scale issue but parents do and they are the first line of prevention and solution.

[@sosoable]

@@_WhiteW0lf_ We are not Europeans. We are still developing countries. China's welfare is not very good. We need to work hard. We don't have as much time to take care of our children as Europeans. Technology and capital are developing too fast, and game companies are not controlled. The government needs to come forward to coordinate and control. These policies are in line with our current stage of social development.

[@kaze-xo]

0:56 I like how there's a Nintendo Switch commercial in the background, in a video about "Gaming Crackdown"

[@CypherNugget]

It sounds like a lot of kids use gaming as an escape from their everyday lives and routine - just the same as anyone else in the world at any age. Gaming is a hobby, the same as any other hobby out there but has a negative connotation as addictive or life-dampening just because. The old lady for example said she knew someone in his 40's who lost his job because he would play games all day. I don't think this has anything to do with gaming, but a problem related to the guy in particular. If he is unwilling to work because he wants to do something else instead, then sure, he will get fired for that, but he chose to spend his time playing games rather than working and that was a conscious decision that he afforded to take the risk for. The game itself did not force or pressure him to play. Gaming opens up a lot of things for people who may be unwilling to find that information in other formats. For example, I know more about countries around the world and their history by playing Sid Meier's Civilzation games than looking them up on Wikipedia or in a book. There is that aspect of fact and fun that makes me enjoy learning while always spending my time doing what I like. Restricting someone's hobbies is an escape from the real problem of bad parenting. Some may even play games to escape from their family environment, but they are never harmful, or has it ever been proven to be.

[@aey2579]

Well only time will tell if this policy will produce a net positive for their society / economy or not. Which country are you from if you don't mind me asking.

[@xyz-pg3zd]

I doubt most people will play Sid Meier's Civilization. They are playing games with shooting, violence, and nothing beneficial towards society. Don't kid yourself please. You are the odd one out. Most of the games people play are really a waste of time and resources. Imagine if they really tackled their real life problems instead of escape to even shittier online. Lose-lose.

[@CypherNugget]

@@xyz-pg3zd No not really. I grew up playing call of duty ever since call of duty 3. My youth was playing this, assassins creed yet I dont go around shooting or stabbing people while hiding in haystacks. Don't kid yourself dude, anything in life is a waste of time if it all ends the same way - death. By your logic, everything is meaningless and we should all just wipe out our existence now. Funnily enough, that is the premise of FFXIV's latest expansion, and goes into great detail about seeing this as useless; to give up life. You are not allowed to tell others what is a waste of time or money because that is their own free will to decide for. But if you think games are so stupid and pontless, please tell me why they generate much more interest, sales and turnover than movies and sports combined. From your analysis applied to this situation, watching sport or movies is a waste of time too.

[@xyz-pg3zd]

@@CypherNugget lol it's all about you, huh? There has to be a strong reason if the government of China wants to step in. If you really think games really help benefit society, then kudos to you. Let me know if any of those games help in real life with anything ☺. By my logic; no, I didn't bring up movies and sports like you did. Don't put words in my mouth. Now go back to playing your games, you delulu snowflake. You are triggered and keep going back to playing games. All that games have done is breed toxicity.

[@xyz-pg3zd]

@@CypherNugget they build a lot of sales because people are escaping and into their addiction. You answer your own questions, you don't need to ask. Keep feeding your own ego and your own echo chamber. Not responding to you anymore until you learn to have a decent rebuttal ;).

[@darkhai2952]

From the Chinese people I've talked to, they are really addicted to playing mobile games, and many of them even think that sports and socializing are useless, and mobile games are their socializing. That's why the myopia rate in China is so high, you can hardly see a Chinese student who is not myopic

[@Jay945]

I found that Chinese college student in USA, they spend much more time on the game likes LOL than student from other nations , I believe that there are problems in their life before studying in the US. We don’t play that much even we like it. China need to think about what is core issue for this problem, not just ban it.

[@whoami9551]

true

[@nicolespruitt675]

As an American I just assumed someone would bring up their personal freedoms, but it's a much more collectivist culture in China.

[@chupachups2236]

Personal freedom is not as revolutionary as america makes it seem to be. Chinese citizens really trust their government and know their government is not implementing these policies to hurt them

[@spider6660]

Personal freedom has side effects tho. Eye problems, addiction and parental cash flow are all problems.

[@weicheanlee3164]

Imagine stuck in queue to join your game because too many other kids log on at the same time in the weekend due to restriction 😂 When the designated "game time is over you have'nt joined the game yet

[@pinecoo6482]

Yeah I remanber the first weekend after this policy came out, King of Glory, the most popular mobile game here in China, crashed because too many people below 18 logged in at the same time

[@johnson6099]

I have one question: Does the fact that both gaming and education can/may require some of the same technology create an inseparable problem? Before gaming assimilated with the internet, it wasn't difficult to make sure work was done then play. I understand China is a socialist country but to feel the need to insert themselves into the role of parents is not helping children understand the parents concern for their activities. Also, if parents/people are so concerned about video games, they should pressure kids less about education, spend more time with kids on things they like, including games, or give them educational games to play. As a 90s kid , they said all we did was watch TV but we had a variety of shows that entertained as well as taught. I learned more about the world watching TV than taking a test in school because the teachers were boring.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

Then you went to a truly terrible school... or you didnt pay attention.. prob b/c TV had destroyed your ability to pay attention to anything that wasn't overproduced entertainment.

[@myfoodishere]

don't look at it from a western point of view. whereas you may feel the government is inserting themselves, to lots of chinese people they may feel like it's their job to do so. they have a totally different outlook culturally on the role of government.

[@joandarc441]

@@sisyphusvasilias3943 Pretty funny I also play games and watch cartoons also movies thats were i learned speaking english and Watching history channels even i know about history compared to my history teachers at my country

[@ckokloong]

China govt "feel the need to insert themselves into role of parents" because thats the traditional role of Chinese govt/king. It has nothing to do with being socialist (since Chinese culture come a thousand year earlier than socialism). All interviewee have different view on this policy but no one thinks Chinese govt is interfering with their life. I think this relationship between Chinese citizen and Chinese govt is something western country misunderstood. Practically this policy is not easy to enforce because VPN bypass everything. But I think the policy maker treat this like smoking law. Discourage gaming with law, fine and bad publicity while encourage better alternative

[@myfoodishere]

@@ckokloong the trouble is most western people judge what happens in china through a western lens. they think everyone thinks like them, and wants what they want, and have the values they do.

[@Widmouno]

As a person with parents who dealt with their own heavy problems throughout most of their lives and didn't have enough time and energy to stop my addiction, now that I am much older I would have loved if such a policy existed back when I was growing up to keep me on track. I would've hated it then of course, but I think I'd have grown up to be a much happier, more productive human. I wasn't able to stop myself whatsoever though - I burried myself in games and internet and I've grown up to be a very antisocial, bitter person. I've been struggling with communication and employement for most of my life and even developed some mental disorders along the way. I always came up with excuses to not go outside and bond with other people or study just to farm equipment in MapleStory, as if that was going to matter later down the line. I am still in the process of trying to change after all these years, but it's extremely difficult to just "unwire" something from your brain that was being encoded for the whole period of your development.

[@zeffey212]

Whatever problems gaming causes, state-enforced restrictions on them are not the right solution.

[@Mike-ve6wr]

@@zeffey212 chinese is fine, your opinion does not matter

[@fisherfriendman]

@@zeffey212 Think of the parents who have to work in the cities far from their rural homes. Who supervises their kids?

[@Draconicdisciple]

I'm not sure games were the main source of your problems if you had parents causing a heavy childhood. The lack of a healthy family has probably more of an impact on you than whether most of your communication comes from being online or not.

[@samsam18200]

Our stories a pretty similar. Thanks for sharing. I'm 22 and also struggled with a gaming addiction starting in my young childhood that set the foundation for other addictions such as weed, alcohol, gambling, porn, etc. I quit gaming and smoking weed cold turkey one night, got rid of my PC, and got into FPV again. It's been really helpful to get back into something that I love, like FPV, because it gives me that outlet like games did but in a much more outgoing and productive way. I'm still working on myself and growing as a person. I haven't played an actual PC game or smoked weed in over 3 months now. The hardest part of the journey to recovery is taking that first step. I encourage you to get rid of anything that enables your gaming addiction. While I agree that these Chinese laws seem to be in the right spirit, I believe that it is ultimately up to the parents and most importantly yourself to make the right choices. Make the choice for yourslef, keep pushing and we'll both get through this!

[@souporwormgaming]

As an American game developer, Fruity Pebbles is an underrated cereal.

[@xiyi4764]

The problem is, a lot of kids nowadays whether there is a pandemic or not, chooses to stay indoors and are always on screen. And they're becoming more lazy, addicted, and gamblers. I think this is what the parents are more concerned with so the government has issued this policy.

[@robezy0]

Yeah I agere with your point, the question is if kids will actually spend their time more meaningful during the time they can't play. If a child has ever busy parents and isn't involved in social activities, they probably won't improve their free time, I think some of the interviewees were hinting at that at the end of the video

[@xiyi4764]

@@robezy0 yeah, you're right. that's also another problem.

[@CypherNugget]

I would disagree that video games make people lazy, addicted or even gambers. You can become lazy or addicted with any hobby and video games in particular does not promote those naturally. About becoming "gamblers", this is very much a greedy developer decision to hide cosmetics or incentives behind lootboxes. Kids won't understand the concept of them and the % chance of obtaining certain items, so they will be abused by it. It is a shitty gaming practice that needs to be removed. The only reason why it exists is because it can milk money out of people who shouldn't be spending it, or from people who can abuse it 10x over (rich individuals).

[@joandarc441]

@@xiyi4764 I don't buy anything from games im free to play lol

[@xiyi4764]

@@joandarc441 there are still other kids who will do so

[@rickythemaddragonxiong8757]

Could you do a follow up by asking any Chinese gaming content creators about the rule & ask parents on what they think of gaming content as a career?

[@IsekaiGod8]

I feel like gaming is a problem in China as I think many asian are hardcore gamer. The reason is because their are these gaming internet cafe everywhere in China why they basically play 24/7. I never seen those in the US. Let be real, what is a whole generation of gamer going to do for the country. Not everyone going to become pro gamer. There was a story about a chinese gamer in league(don't remember much of the story it on youtube somewhere), he manage to get in pro league, but it couldve gone the other way.

[@dragonmessi1]

4:45 omg between 900 and 1500 usd on genshin? They are crazy

[@jennliv2141]

I think when people accuse China of being too restrictive, I think they're not considering that this solution is aimed towards the context of China and Chinese citizens. Just because it's something the West doesn't agree with, doesn't mean it's bad.

[@AntiFreak321]

Is this bot?? Are you propanga

[@robbies7191]

@@AntiFreak321 + 0.5 US dollars

[@AntiFreak321]

To offer a real response. Are Chinese people not people? I mean according to your logic Chinese people seem to need more control in order to behave civilized and are less capable of disciplining themselfs? If Chinese are lesser people then yes i would agree. But im very sure that they are just people.

[@cctes9269]

@@AntiFreak321 By the very same logic: Are Chinse people not people? If Chinese people (adults in this case) already seem to be satisfied with the restrictions, why are you coming up and tell them what they "SHOULD" be satisfied with?

[@AntiFreak321]

@@cctes9269 Thats why Honk Kong and the Uyguirs are super cool right. Not to think of the Mainland Protest semi regularly. They dont seem very satisfied.

[@squeegie]

I feel like this could negatively effect the children effected farther along the line. For the ones that likes gaming, soon as they turn 18 they will play more video games for the "lost times". For the ones that wouldn't have played video games much or none at all, it wouldn't effect them at all. I do see it as a problem, but I don't know if this is the right approach to combat the situation.

[@QWERTY-nq3tk]

They limited the gaming time for adults as well

[@imniyeye8853]

@@QWERTY-nq3tk Nah not for adults.

[@戴佳凯]

@@QWERTY-nq3tk not right

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

This is exactly what you see in the US with Alcohol, by the way. As soon as people are of legal age, many start drinking an insane amount to make up for "lost time".

[@fisherfriendman]

@@Gustav_Kuriga So different. The US teens use alcohol to socialise and remove inhibitions face to face. You can't do the same for online games in China.

[@daffo595]

This is kind of skewed. Should have asked a younger demographic.

[@sosoable]

30-year-old people are very young. This is the mainstream of society

[@robezy0]

It seems you'll find video game hating booomers wherever you go... Some younger interviewees had quite differentiated opinions though. Although I'm part of the gaming generation too, I see that the decreasing time children spend outdoors and the increasing prevalence of short-sightedness (which is even worse in East Asia) as a real problem. But as some interviewees have pointed out, to forbid things isn't necessarily going to improve on those matters. And what's the difference if it's your parents or the government limits your freedom without offering alternatives. I think we need more recreational opportunities for young people that are actually attractive to them and don't feel like they're designed for the elderly.

[@Razear]

"The government stepping in is also very good." Reminds me of the Reagan quote, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." No surprise that parents are the most vocal supporters of these restrictions. The talking point about how a kid is going to fail out of school because of being too obsessed with gaming is like the most common narrative in any East Asian household.

[@ktttttt]

I don't think it's exactly an issue of failing out of school, rather more of addiction and neglecting your studies which is more or less most people's pathway to succeed, because I'm a student myself and I know if my parents don't regulate me I'd easily play a lot more than is good for me with one slip (like the thinking of 'just a little more' which adds up to more and more every day), which is already saying something because I've been pretty disciplined from young, imagine that for most of the student population. I think it would be better to kind of lighten the rules as a child grows though, or they'll never learn self control

[@udhayakumarMN]

lol you cant trust your government ?? whose fault ??

[@bornotb-hj6dc]

@@udhayakumarMN you shouldnt trust any government? i mean look at history bro

[@qwkl2450]

@@bornotb-hj6dc Government can be both good and bad, that really depends on the country. When ur country serves the rich, doesn´t have basic universal healthcare, and spent massive amounts in the military instead for the people u know not to trust the government. On the other hand, when ur government had brought the country from one of the poorer to the 2nd richest in just 1 generation u know ur politicians are trustworthy. Regardless of whether the consequences of the policy or regulation were sound or imperfect, the fact remains that the government is thinking for a better society and country for its people.

[@udhayakumarMN]

@@bornotb-hj6dc government run by representative of people through VOTE ?? IF people representative is devil , then how only people can be saint ???

[@JC88_]

@ 6:30 there is a Nintendo ad playing in the background

[@umiismyname4142]

My only game addiction when I was a teen, were The Sims, The bully, GTA, and Cake Dash on the PC. LOL time has changed, I understand with the WiFi connectivity is much more accessible than in 10+years ago

[@strictlylethal]

Bully by Rockstar Games? That game is goated.

[@umiismyname4142]

@@strictlylethal yes a really good game no pressure or stuff just play until the missions are complete.

[@cyb3r_81]

@@strictlylethal yessir

[@unifieddynasty]

"Just give your kids older phones" 😂😂😂😂best advice.

[@CaCtuSnyan]

7:20 so with this logic, now kids will think "Why does my government give me no freedom?" instead. I see this backfiring

[@belovedsmile5703]

What better alternative solution do you have or are you just good at thoughtless criticism?

[@李可-h6q]

这也是家长们想达到的效果 如果是家长限制孩子玩游戏，孩子们就会怨恨父母，打骂父母，甚至会杀父母。 前两天我才看见好像是西班牙一个十五六岁的孩子因为父母限制玩游戏把家里人全杀了 而政府出政策限制，这也是家长们要求的。 说到底，就是家长们想让政府来背这个锅，这样家庭会和睦一点

[@sakutaro3musik486]

@@belovedsmile5703 give people a reason to interact in reallife. There is a reason why they prefer gaming over living the life in their country

[@PotatoHead2022]

Did you go on the streets and fight for your freedom to drink when you were a minor?

[@yanzionly]

the question is why does ccp need to give you freedom?

[@user-sw4ww3ho4q]

4:25 was not expecting genshin to make an appearance 😂😂

[@rui5386]

As a 24 years old master student in China I still feel sad about this policy. When I was young I really like playing video games and my parents were mad about me if I played games several hours. They cut off the power cord, hided the mouse and the internet cable, or even destroy the computer physically. However I never give up my fascination of gaming, even more, I started to modify the games and make my own games. I learned about how to create game maps and utilize the gamer engine by myself, created a game map about my school, just for fun. Since then I decided to be a game developer, however for some reason I did not choose computer science or software engineering as my major. The game restriction policy kills many small game companies and the big companies laid off redundant workers and stop recruiting new employees. i realized that maybe I can not enter any game company but instead be a indie game developer, creating games as my hobby.

[@Enemydestroyer]

what about competition and country representation in e-sports? what about if you wanna do your career in e-sports? It’s up to the parents to change their parenting style and figure out what impact on the children their decisions have. It's not the games itself.

[@alicetruelovecrossdresser9670]

This is getting a real issue all over the world. Some people might complain that this policy indeed hurt the economic freedom of the big game company and capitals behind them. But when look at its flip side, just image your children spend 8-10 hours a day on flicking through social media or online game. Btw, nowadays some online game platform charges you a lot on those stuff ….. it miserably has became a additional huge part of some family’s household expenditure. If there are more and more game addicts in the society and negatively affect the people’s life, government need to interfere this

[@Rationalist101]

Bruh the government can't interfere with that

[@chengyangzhou8785]

@@Rationalist101 Ah yes the Libertarian argument, let tech giants enslave us common folk in chains.

[@sophisticatedthumb5364]

@@Rationalist101 LOL the only difference is that you're now enslaved by huge corporations I'd chose to side with the government any day at least in theory the government has to answer to its people corporations only care about profits

[@angrygopnik2317]

@@Rationalist101 So the government can only interfere in providing financial support (money) to their citizens but not reducing problematic addictions that affects the upcoming generations. Highly intellectual human you are indeed.

[@grow1820]

Do you know the meaning of freedom? There are many things that can be seen as problems not only games. Do you think it is right for the government to block them? We call it 'freedom' to judge and decide for ourselves.

[@prinprin36]

I find a restriction policy good however perhaps this is too strict. I would fully support if they made it 7-9pm or 7.30-9.30pm on the same days. Probably would be best to relax the restrictions during holidays as well. As a student myself I have restricted my own gaming time in order to focus on my education and hobbies more so definitely I understand the need for such a policy. Thank you for the great work as always Asian Boss! Keep these street interviews coming.

[@KaitoverMoon]

Government: Controls peoples lives Chinese people: This is good.

[@masupildula]

Government is like our parents not our master Parents want's the best for us Master wants to benefit for himself It's all point of view

[@KaitoverMoon]

@@masupildula Tell the last time it was okay for parents to lock you up and brainwash you for being Uygur. I'll wait. The Chinese government must be the best genocidal parents ever.

[@spider6660]

Wait for your next election and become a clown after voting day.

[@spider6660]

@@ISilencerI You don't need to worry about them. There's no communist ideology in China. It's just economy and nationalism focused. What they're doing is good for their people as a whole. That's why in 1.4 billion people, most of them have jobs.

[@LeiYang1007]

Het, let's talk about US government forbids people drinking on street.

[@kaideng8355]

In China's cities, the population is dense, outdoor sports spaces are limited, entertainment time is insufficient, while facilities in the countryside is lacking. Overall cell phones are the cheapest form of entertainment for most people. The best way is still to get children to participate in outdoor activities and sports.

[@大象大头]

The government has not done enough to provide venues. For example, free badminton courts, basketball courts and table tennis courts are provided. Only collective sports are more interesting and attract more people to play. Most venues now require a fee.

[@kentph5728]

Online games usually involve money to "buy" weapons, tips etc. Personally, i think the Chinese govt imposes restrictions based on the feedbacks/grudges from parents who spent exorbitant bills on online gamings by their children and the decline in education performance due to addiction in gamings. Moreover, most of the online games are "violence" in nature. Children might think it's okay to "kill".

[@danielmataranyika8381]

You’re funny. Do you see children have the general impression that killing is okay? No? Your argument is so brain-dead and let’s go with your unrealistic tangent: If children are buying stuff they shouldn’t be buying; performing badly in school and displaying violent tendencies. Is it not the parents fault for not being competent enough to discipline and raise that child. It’s so dumb to pin the blame on game devs - sure, the option is there but at the end of the day someone will end up making a decision to engage with it. P.s not all games are violent. smh🤦

[@chibi_okami]

I play shooting games and gory games since I was 4 until now and I can't even hurt an animals, I can't even hurt people because I feel bad

[@kentph5728]

@@danielmataranyika8381 I said "most" of the online games are violent in nature and the more you "killed" the higher the score. Moreover, children are easily influenced if without supervision. They're cases where young adolescent beat/killed their parent(s) for not giving money to them to play at the games arcades. This is as serious as drug addiction. Don't insult ppl for their opinions, be respectful.

[@kentph5728]

@@chibi_okami it really depends on individuals as not all ppl are alike.

[@drippingout6154]

@@chibi_okami well it's you not others tho 😂 Your opinion not represent all gamer

[@enanthate]

It’s funny how we humans are always looking for pleasure. In my teens I would love to play my PSX for hours straight, days even. No shower breaks, fueled by junk food and cola. After I’ve got a heart attack due to obesity my life changed completely and got what they call orthorexia nervosa. We humans are always changing, but in our essence we’re faulty to begin with.

[@TharaLetzISLANDER]

I’m 52 and I still love league of legends and can play for up to 12 hours nonstop until now..it’s awesome until you get a headache and need to sleep or close your eyes…

[@johnli7818]

Lol I have no idea how do you even getting into League since you are over 40 when it’s released

[@YakuzaSRC]

Let's not forget that China has the potential to be the largest pool of pro-gamers or esports atheletes in the world. In my opinion, the restrictions will adversely affect this.

[@PotatoHead2022]

You can do that when you’re an adult.

[@xiaomose7495]

🤦‍♀️ can you become economic superpower through gaming? My god

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Hummm pro gaming trainees have their one way having access. There are literally professional colleges in China with pro gaming majors giving certified degrees. It is like, average kids don’t have access to dangerous chemicals but a student studying chemistry would. Trust me. No pro gamers win championship because they play for fun. In reality they TRAIN for long hours for the skills as much as pro athletes. This hobby becoming profession thing is rare

[@kaiwen]

@@PotatoHead2022 in korea they have for example a Academy league for people who are like 13 or something. ESport careers wont last long and you retire with the age of 25 approx not with 30

[@kaiwen]

@@nehcooahnait7827 most of the new pros are scouted through their online ranking and will be chatted when they recieve an text message. How can you climb when you only have 4.5 hrs of playing each week

[@30apexsys7]

Thanks a lot Asian boss for bringing us such ground level reports 👏 🙌

[@primaveraamargo]

As someone pointed out restriction can start for one reason and then lay ground for completely unexpected consequences. If the government wants to help with this “issue” which I feel is probably not the most prominent issue in their society, they should give households the means in which they can monitor and control their children’s screen time. Maybe provide an app and/or website that is free for parents with ID verification that way the days and the amount of time on said days can be controlled, parents notified of things like if the settings have been changed or if the child is exceeding their allotted time. Will there be children who disobey their parents? Yes, children are all different and some are more rebellious than others, but I think for very young children something of this nature would be more conducive. As someone pointed out games are not the only reason young and older adults are sucked in to their phones. We do know that social media has a negative impact on one’s mental health in terms of twisted perceptions of what someone’s life should be and what one should look like. There is also the possible addiction to dopamine bc of social media use getting comments and likes on our content mimics human connection and it releases dopamine and triggers the reward part of our brain. So we crave more and more engagement. So it’s really a case of what society had deemed unproductive/unhealthy when in reality both have *potential* to be unproductive and unhealthy Also some of these comments are just straight up racism and prejudice, everywhere has a different societal culture and not one is entirely perfect. Also no government is perfect or without its atrocities, so let’s not sit here like our specific country (whichever country that might be) is on a pedestal and above any constructive criticism.

[@masupildula]

Why do most people think that gaming is the only entertainment😂🤣

[@jzcpan]

lol gaming ban the mario kart advert in the back 0:57

[@warrenl4196]

This policy actually grants parents the right to decide whether their children are allowed to play games on their phone-parents can easily create adult accounts and grant access to their children, and they can easily change the password if they will. My point here is that the government is not imposing policies on families; the policy regulates game publishers and doesn’t say anything about individual families. Whether parents should have power to control their children’s entertainment would be a different topic.

[@evelinericksson1611]

We also need to learn about other policies that the Chinese government is implementing at the same time because they will work together with this one. The online gaming is restricted for under-age kids, meanwhile homework and after-school compeitive studying are also limited. With the influence of 2022 winter Olympics, the kids are encouraged to participate in more sporting activities (both in varity and time). I heard that the government is also hinting that 996 working culture should not be encouraged. In my opinion, the regulatory intention is to promoting more diverse and well-rounded education for kids, more parents (mom and dad especially, not just grandparents) direct involvement in kids’ childhood and education, more balanced family life. I have to say, at least on the surface, this is not a bad thing to do. Intention aside, whether the policy is heavy-handed can only be determined by the people living in China. Their mentality and culcute are different. Whatever work for them is good for them.

[@jayleppo6840]

Pretty funny that a Nintendo Switch add comes on in the background 6:25

[@nswlite9899]

THIS POLICY IS ONLY APPLYING TO ONLINE GAMES NOT OFFLINE CONSOLE GAMES so Asian Boss you guys need to be more professional. As someone in my 20s I actually agree with our government's policy. Because imo most of the mobile games are filled with mental traps like micro transactions and are social-oriented, I've seen news about some low live adults verbally abuse other kids in game. Games like Genshin Impact are rare gems in mobile. that's why if I have kids in the future, I want them to experience the good, fun-oriented stuff in video gaming like Zelda or super Mario, maybe spend some quality child-parents time with them to play Mario Kart or something. So when they grow up they will know what is the good stuff look like and they can distinguish the bad ones. 4:27 lol I also played Genshin Impact and Zelda and they do have some similarities like the art style etc. As a Chinese I think this interview did a great job to showcase the view of Chinese people in different age groups. In general most of the older generation still have the mentality of "gaming is evil and it's gonna mess up my kid" because they're not familiar with video games whereas the younger generation is more open-minded because they're more exposed to video gaming.

[@johnkennedysmith]

So what I'm getting is that the policy basically only cares about restricting online gaming (which is not what I'm getting from the video). Is that correct?

[@Mr_Rain]

@@johnkennedysmith yes，you're right

[@johnli7818]

@@johnkennedysmith any game which requires a login. It can be some offline game that has online feature(Not LAN)

[@theyehsohz]

There is a differentiation between mobile gaming and console/desktop gaming, I agree that it's harder to prevent mobile gaming and needs to come from a greater power but desktop/console gaming can be controlled by their parents. Having a blanket gaming policy seems kind of excessive, it just forces people to get more creative in their way of gaming.

[@Dr.Lakshit_ahari]

Chinese government is cracking down gaming industry in their nation but promoting games outside of their country to generate revenue. 🤦🤦🤦

[@sophisticatedthumb5364]

Just like how Japan censored porn while exporting to the rest of the world

[@neox1472]

@@sophisticatedthumb5364 from what i know the porn that japan export is also censored

[@sophisticatedthumb5364]

@@neox1472 No the censored ones are copied from japan there are uncensored ones the porn corporations sell for the rest of the world

[@belovedsmile5703]

I don't think China forced any country to play games. They've made their decision, left for you to make yours.

[@观点反方]

name one game

[@huas5350]

Two sides of a coin. You can complain about Chinese autocracy, but it is also a reality that Chinese children are getting higher and higher average competition index. Sometimes what you seem incomprehensible is often one of the reasons why the Chinese are becoming more and more successful in the world. 😄

[@vilester]

This.

[@bowenhu5517]

As a Chinese whose not impacted by this policy, I think this policy is just a brainless policy that blames games for many social problems and parents' education problems. Game is not the only entertainment way that kids have nowadays in China, kids are watching Tiktok, animes, TV series.... are you going to restrict all the entertainments? And the parent at 7:10 , he's literally putting the question to an extereme then criticize it, what we're saying is the parents should take the responsibility of educate the children, no one said you have to looking after the kid 24/7. Also, if the government is going to restrict the gaming time to 1 hr, what's the point of limit it at 8-9 p.m.? Children have, or should have the ability to arrange their tasks and schedule their day, they should be able to choose when to play games.

[@jaynnn727_9]

I thought it was funny how an ad for Nintendo Switch kept on going in the background at 6:31 😂

[@oliverbanes5121]

China videos are my least favourite, I can always predict the general Response people are going to give in most topics, especially with soft questions that are usually asked

[@yilunbai]

For these kind of questions, also ask some teenagers who get restricted, would you ;)

[@Fanzhi-zw1gp]

Maybe many people don't think this respect the wishes of young people, but as a Chinese, I think it is suitable for China's current national conditions, a move, because in many less developed areas, parents because of the heavy work is not very good education of their children, and then send their children to grandparents, and these are almost all minors without self-control, They play games day and night during the holidays, They have no skills，never exercise, and so weak, and if you take away their mobile phone, they will be angry with their grandparents, all of which are common in less developed areas。honestly, I was one of them, and I realized my mistake in high school in time and corrected myself. Now I am a sophomore college student, but the process is self-redemption. If I hadn't finished it, I might be working part-time in a factory right now. However, due to the background of The Times, some Parents in China has not kept pace with the rapidly developing society ，so that they cannot educate their children well. Therefore, I think this measure is not the best, but it is really suitable for most families in China.

[@TheOriginalJohnDoe]

This won’t really be a big problem for Chinese even though foreigners will think it will be. In Chinese games you are always to enter your citizen ID and then the app can get your date of birth. Then the app will allow you to play a certain hours per day based on your age. This becomes more and more in hours based on your age and has been a thing for many years already in China so the younger generation is sort of used to this already. Once you’re 18 you can play unlimited. Let’s be honest, it is good for the younger generation to focus on school rather than to waste time playing video games, plus the fact that they can still play, it’s just limited to a certain amount of hours. It’s more healthy anyway to live like that because those generations will value the time they have when they are able to play video games. It’s a good balance the government is putting up between studying and relaxing I’d say.

[@jayjeeloong5752]

Great video topic, interesting to look as the opinions especially the gamers thoughts

[@goodboi8569]

Based on how much your school grades affect your long-term success in China, I am not at all surprised by these people's responses. It may seem oppressive to Westerners (and I agree that adults shouldn't have to be subjected to the same restrictions) but I think you have to look at the situation from a totally different perspective. There's a reason why it's such a popular policy there.

[@sakutaro3musik486]

imagine you lead a country full of people that can´t restrict themself XD poor humans lost without their leader. There would be many ways to make a country besser, more social ways. There might be a reason why people in china tend to be more addicted in gaming. Maybe they try to escape reallity, maybe they are unhappy with the things arround them. Just maybe a country should look into the reasons why people prefer to stay all day home on a game isntead of meeting friends or family

[@rpg1663]

Indeed. Instead of this ban, they should be focused in improving the education system in China, which is insane, and also regulate these "pay 2 win" kind of games. But like everything else in China, instead of trying to educate people and provide better information, they simply ban or restrict things.

[@Rex-ww4cw]

@@rpg1663 you do realised that they are doing those thing as well right ?

[@qwkl2450]

@@rpg1663 U know china has a huge population right? Know what that means? A highly competitive society where millions want to be the best. Being the best is also a characteristic of Asians along with tigers and strict parents. But I guess u didn´t think about it before typing (assuming u a westerner). The point is that this is Chinese society, no one can change that. BTW Even if they improve the education system, I very highly doubt it will even make a difference. I mean, as far as I know, the scandivania and some other European education systems are consider successful. Why didn´t the rest of the world try making reforms based on them?

[@yerri5567]

Ji The policy only affects children, not adults.

[@J_Sparrow]

Of course they agree, would they really disagree with the chinese goverment on camera ?

[@-w-5112]

This is only about online games okay? Why are you gays think kids can't play anything else? There are so many games aren't online for them to play.

[@azaleadu3334]

Nice topic! For those who have kids, they are more pro to this new rule.

[@destro5451]

Kids above 15 who are competing professional should be allowed 4-5 hrs a day. And for casual i think 90 minutes per day would just do fine.

[@tormint5294]

China killed of the dreams and careers of all of it's young upcoming eSports talent. I know in the grand scheme of things many don't care about that but I find it sad. There just is no way young talent from China is able to establish themselves against other countries that aren't restricted.

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Kids at that age will just go to college and major in pro gaming in professional college.

[@eaglestar2962]

Those who are addicted will go against it. Those who are NOT addicted will support the rules so that they will be better people.

[@badbad_]

"Limit the time children can spend playing games" - said the adult, that spent thousand of hours rotting in front of the TV. At least some games help with logic, reaction time and quick reasoning. Games have been a huge part of my life and my friends too, I know some cases where game addiction prevented becoming responsible adults, but the games weren't the problem, if it wasn't a game, it would be something else.

[@CoyotePark]

Very adequate, smart and well-spoken people!

[@Robin-hv5tv]

Most adults probably agree with this and I would say its because they too have played games when they were younger and understand the regret of not focusing on studies. Why would you interview the kids? We all know theyll come to regret playing games all day in the future. Im 22 and have spent the vast majority of my time playing League, CSGO and other games. I would do anything for the time back

[@derekyael2487]

As a under 18 Chinese i have to borrow other adult game accounts to log in to the game. And sometimes the game wanted to confirm whether we’re an adult or not, so we will also be asked for facial scan for identity verification.this reminds me that our unrestricted games years ago and I’m so upset. :(

[@meaxsx8479]

This interview is just too one-sided.

[@TaiwaneseFrog]

don't expect get another side comment by interviewing people on the street

[@danielmataranyika8381]

I don’t mean to offend anybody, but the tangent they use as an excuse to restrict gaming activities is absolutely inane. The fact that people agree with this makes it even more crazy. “…so that they focus on their studies”; so having anything more than an hour of downtime makes you a poor student? From this interview alone the main problems I can pick up (besides the extreme cases, those people need serious help) is that parents aren’t willing to take up the responsibility to discipline their children because they are “oh so busy”. In 2022 that’s a very lame excuse. Most devices (if not all) have parental control features that can autonomously and continually regulate their children’s on-device activities; so you being busy is just an excuse. This is coming from a person who would average 2 hours (even more hours) per day on games and managed to get straight A’s. It’s just time management.

[@ktttttt]

The work culture in Asia is really different, people work really hard especially with such a competitive environment. I play 2hrs of game max per week and I only got one A in my last exams so you can imagine

[@MMLL369]

By playing games, players could be looking for the sense of satisfaction for being in control (of the situation) and the sense of succession. Gaming platforms are isolated environment alienating from the reality, allowing players to create different identities thus, projecting themselves onto those virtual characters. I've met a girl in real life who were usually shy and quiet until, she started playing games, when I heard her swearing and talked to other players in aggressive tones in voice-overs, that wasn't she I thought. The society as a whole would become very ill if this kind of gaming culture goes on without scrutiny. Since parents these days are in weaker positions in parenting, it would be wise if the government steps in.

[@muiyoung]

Agree~~~