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China to Limit Minors' Play of Online Games

China is cracking down on online gaming by creating a new system that will limit online play by minors, according to Next-Gen.

A new system, which will require gamers to register using ID cards that indicate their age, will reduce the amount of time that minors can spend playing internet games to a maximum of five hours per day. The system is slated to be fully tested by July 15.

With more than 133 million internet users and a games market set to exceed $1 billion in 2007, the China National Children's Center claims that 13 percent of Chinese internet users under the age of 18 are addicted to online gaming.

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