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A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive
days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts
offline.
The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged about 30, died on
Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet cafe, local
authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.
"Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide," the newspaper said, adding
that exhaustion was the most likely cause of death. It did not say what game he
was playing.
China, worried about the spread of pornography and politically incorrect
content, has banned the opening of new cybercafes this year and issued orders
limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online.
In April, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to rid the Internet of
"unhealthy" content and make it a platform for Communist Party doctrine.