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China Bans Games That "Glorify Gangsters' Lives"

Posted by Soulskill on from the let's-buy-jack-thompson-a-plane-ticket dept.

As we discussed in June, China has been working on plans to impose further restrictions on the games that can be sold or publicized within its borders. The Chinese government has now begun implementing those plans, starting with games that involve gangs, saying, "These games encourage people to deceive, loot and kill, and glorify gangsters' lives. It has a bad influence on youngsters." According to a Xinhua news agency, "The ministry ordered its law enforcement bodies to step up oversight and harshly punish those sites that continue to run such games."

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  1. Re:Well... by Carlos+Matesanz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Taxes. Huge amounts.

  2. Re:Good by 4D6963 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nice way to be completely off-topic. You're criticizing hip-hop, not criminals. Gangsters aren't limited to inner city black youths who wear stockings on their head under a baseball cap, it's any criminal who's in the gang. Some of them even wear suits.

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  3. Small Potatoes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm pretty sure this will be downmodded by Chinese nationalist trolls, but what the heck -- I'd complain about the injustice of this, but given that China is run by an unelected, authoritarian government, I'd say they have bigger problems there. I realize how China's history of fragmentation and turmoil makes many Chinese believe that authoritarian rule is best for China, but the fact remains that other parts of this planet managed to escape turmoil *and* develop without authoritarianism. I can only hope that some day the Chinese people will see the light.

  4. Real vs Fake by MrMista_B · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, the Chinese government has just stated to the world that they are not confident that their people are capable of discerning the difference between things that are real, and things that are not real?

    I never knew the Chinese thought so very little of themselves.

    1. Re:Real vs Fake by omarch · · Score: 3, Insightful

      So, the Chinese government has just stated to the world that they are not confident that their people are capable of discerning the difference between things that are real, and things that are not real?

      It's not Real vs Fake. It is about cultural values. All those games and movies tell you that the best thing in a world is to make a quick buck and spend it on chicks, alcohol and cool car. And this has bad influence on youngsters

    2. Re:Real vs Fake by twostix · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Ok did you miss the last 40 years of Chinese history??

      Dear white middle class westerners,

      China is not an Asian version of America, the UK or Australia. It is run by a ruthless totalitarian government and said government is not all benevolent smiles, hugs and teddy bears like western governments are. Yes it's hard to believe if you listen to moral relativists in western countries as they bash on their own governments (which *is* a great deal of fun I admit) but there's a reason one doesn't hear the Chinese in China railing against the Chinese government in any meaningful way (and it's not because they're are doing such a bang up job).

      Please keep that in mind when reading any Chinese related news.

  5. Re:Well... by migla · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't know if cigarette taxes are the reason to still allow cigarettes in Sweden, for example. I imagine the cost to society from smoking may well be greater than the income, thanks to universal healthcare.

    The real reason is probably that banning cigarettes would cause a huge(er) smuggling problem and large mobs of angry, smoking protesters.

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  6. Bullies in the playground by lordharsha · · Score: 4, Insightful

    *sigh* Gorram governments.

    When I was a kid, politics was this big boring thing that all the grown ups with moustaches and beards went on and on about.

    Now that I'm older, it's a hell of a lot more like a pissing contest, with each country trying to introduce more asinine laws and control each and every moment of their citizens lives. Hell, it's almost like a black comedy.

    I'd laugh at the whole thing, but some of the shit that the governments of the world do in our name really scare me. Eventually enough people are going to come to their senses and fight back.

    That's it for my rant. Mod me up, mod me down, ignore me, but I felt I had to get my 2c in.

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  7. Organized troublemakers by Leptok · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hmmm, I wonder why a repressive government would have a problem with glorifying organized groups of troublemakers?