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The Potterverse
Jan 1970
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well... except for Dominicans, Mexicans, Panamanians, Cubans, Japanese, Koreans, Philipinos, Australians, Saudis, Russians, etc (and that's just baseball!). 
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DaShi
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The Taste of Japan
Sep 2000
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quote:
Originally posted by mindseye
Two quick points:
(1) Laws, rules and regulations in China are not the same as in the west. Western media often neglect to mention this when breathlessly reporting on the latest new law in China.
Laws & regulations may be enforced, selectively enforced, or not enforced at all. If young Chinese want to spend money at net bars, you better believe Chinese net bar owners will find ways to accomodate them, regardless of some regulation on the books thousands of miles away in Beijing.
(2) Online gaming really is a big social problem here. For many teens, Counter Strike is their number one pastime,nothing else even comes close. Many of my students are teenagers, and the amount of time some of them spend sitting on their asses, smoking and eating junk food while playing online in their bedrooms or at net bars is frightening. It affects their weight, health, studies, and their social skills.
I know some of my students cut class (these are expensive classes their parents pay for) to go across the street to play Counter Strike instead. Recently, I had a chubby teen student who claimed his ideal job would be to legally kill people. Several times in class he mentioned his desire to kill people. Naturally, he's a Counter Strike addict. Also here in Shanghai, a guy recently knifed another to death over a dispute involving some treasure won in an online game.
Online gaming in China is a different problem than in the US, and I can easily understand the government's concerns. |
I think one of the concerns in China's increasing use of technology to keep people in line. Yes, China has a problem with enforcement, due heavily to the corruption among police and local officials. The technology they want to implement is completely impartial. Thus, unfair laws can't be broken, and everyone is forced into the same small box. I'm glad that I have the freedom to make my own choices for better or worse. The problem here is that Chinese children are taught how to make the better choices either because they are an only child spoiled by their parents or their parents themselves are unable to make such decisions instead relying on the government nanny system.
However, I agree that gaming is pervasive in modern Chinese society. Many of my college students spent far too much time playing games. My school would turn off their electricity at 11:00pm, which made an excellent subject for debates in class. But I don't think that gaming is the cause the violent or aggressive behavior displayed by some.
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