Yu Yongzhan
According to Yu Yongzhan, deputy director of the General Administration of Press and Publication China, China may introduce a rating system to 'better regulate' the country's booming online gaming industry in response to growing concerns over addiction among adolescents. However he stressed that sufficient research is needed before taking moves to introduce a rating system.
Talking to China Daily in an exclusive interview, he said;
The rating system should be aimed at guiding online game developers and operators to offer more games suitable to adolescents. It should also play an important role in helping adolescents establish a healthy practice of playing online games and reduce their chances of getting addicted.
It must be noted that Yu's comments came on the sidelines of the ongoing annual session of China's 10th National People's Congress (NPC).
In a country where every conceivable activity involving information technology is concerned, if a rating system does gets introduced, it would hardly come as a surprise to many.
Via: Spill Group
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