China builds anti-crime law

The National Assembly of China is discussing the Juvenile Protection Act, which contains a provision to prevent Internet addiction in adolescents.

Accordingly, the government should devise measures to organize research on new technologies to prevent 'game addiction'.

A crowded Internet cafe in China - Photo: Reuters Law to restrict teens to Internet cafes, where teenagers mostly come to chat, play games, access inappropriate websites, and even Online gambling. Instead, Chinese lawmakers called on schools in China to install more computers for teenagers to access the Internet at school for the purpose of learning and to help keep away from Internet cafes.

However, Chinese lawmakers also acknowledge that the law will not be able to go to life if barred from 16-18 year olds going to Internet cafes. In addition, this law may affect the development of young literacy talents if they are restricted from using the Internet.

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