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| China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children | China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children |
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| Chinese authorities have announced plans to control video gaming as a response to rising levels of near-sightedness among children. | Chinese authorities have announced plans to control video gaming as a response to rising levels of near-sightedness among children. |
| Regulators want to limit the number of new online games, restrict playing time and develop an age-restriction system. | |
| A report in 2015 found 500 million Chinese suffered visual impairment, nearly half the population over five. | A report in 2015 found 500 million Chinese suffered visual impairment, nearly half the population over five. |
| China is the world's biggest gaming market and shares of local tech firms dropped sharply in response. | China is the world's biggest gaming market and shares of local tech firms dropped sharply in response. |
| The Chinese ministry of education released the new policy plans on Thursday after President Xi Jinping earlier this week called for greater national attention on optical health. | The Chinese ministry of education released the new policy plans on Thursday after President Xi Jinping earlier this week called for greater national attention on optical health. |
| The document blamed the high levels of myopia on a heavy study load, the spread of mobile phones and other electronic devices, and a lack of outdoor activities and exercise. | The document blamed the high levels of myopia on a heavy study load, the spread of mobile phones and other electronic devices, and a lack of outdoor activities and exercise. |
| There is no consensus that gaming is causing myopia but studies have raised it as one possible cause. | There is no consensus that gaming is causing myopia but studies have raised it as one possible cause. |
| There has been a massive rise in short-sightedness around the globe in recent decades, with East Asian countries having the highest rates. | There has been a massive rise in short-sightedness around the globe in recent decades, with East Asian countries having the highest rates. |
| Stocks of Chinese gaming companies plunged on Friday in response to the new policies. | Stocks of Chinese gaming companies plunged on Friday in response to the new policies. |
| Tencent Holdings' market value slumped $20bn (£15.37bn) amid fears of heightening regulatory risks for companies. | Tencent Holdings' market value slumped $20bn (£15.37bn) amid fears of heightening regulatory risks for companies. |
| The firm is thought to account for 42% of the country's mobile gaming market. | The firm is thought to account for 42% of the country's mobile gaming market. |