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China has been grappling with the issue of video game addiction among youngsters for over 15 years.

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BEIJING - Ahead of the new school year, Beijing issued a series of guidelines recommending that mobile gaming companies limit the amount of screen time for children under 18 to no more than three hours a week.
The stricter guidelines are the latest move in a decades-long effort to tackle gaming addiction.
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