Online gaming is proving to be a lucrative business in China (Aljazeera)

“Eyes glued to the screen, 15-year-old Wang Li is mesmerised as his assembled army masses for what will prove to be the final attack.

Playing Starcraft, a popular sci-fi strategy game, Wang Li is quite literally joining millions of other fans for an afternoon of internet gaming.

Last year boasting 13.8 million gamers (non-official figures go as high as 19 million), China is one of the largest markets for internet games. ”

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