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Yeah, and people under 21 in the US are not allowed to drink a beer or a glass of wine. How is that better?
I don't think that analogy is valid. If you play some Super Mario 64 for four hours straight and then get behind the wheel of a car, your reaction time is not going to be impaired. Compare this with drinking for four hours and then getting behind the wheel of car, where you will almost certainly endanger yourself, to say nothing of the hundreds of other people you will encounter on a road.
what does that have to do with age restrictions?
Alcohol is a mind-altering chemical with significant physiological effects that impair judgment. Video games aren't anywhere close. Yet China proposes to regulate video games the same way as alcohol. Doesn't that strike you as a little bit of an odd equivalence? Or do you agree with China's position?
what does that have to do with age restrictions?
to elaborate, why allow adult people, who already need to carry much more responsibilities - are often entrusted with the responsiblity for the life of others, to ingest 'mind-altering chemicals with significant physiological effects'?
maybe we should only let people drink alcohol only BEFORE 18, then disallow it once they get children or a car?
its a retarded law, and many other western countrys have shown it to be pointless through demostration, the bullshit about pron even moreso. this china thing fits in the same list like it was created for it. but hey if thats what they think makes them feel good thats what they should do, both chinese and americans.
so to answer your last (redundant) question: no.