Efforts for gaming sector's healthy growth stressed

China's domestic video game approvals in December hit a 17-month high, signaling the country's dedicated efforts to foster healthy and high-quality development of the sector, analysts said.

On Monday, the National Press and Publication Administration granted licenses to 105 domestic games, the maximum such permits issued since July 2022. On Friday, China also approved a new batch of 40 foreign video games.

The recent approvals "strongly demonstrate the regulator's supportive stance toward the development of online games", the Game Publishing Committee of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association said in a statement published on its official WeChat account.