China Puts Online Games That Glorify Mafia on Its Hit List

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    29 July 2009

    Whether it is religion, environmentalism or nonprofit charities, the Chinese government has always been wary of any organized activity it cannot directly control.

    Now there is an addition to the list: simulated organized crime.

    On Monday, the Ministry of Culture issued a notice banning online games that feature Mafioso kingpins, marauding street gangs or any sort of hooliganism predisposed to organization.