Cheng Zhenwei (www.voc.com.cn):

Some media outlets have described this decision as: “Internet gaming becomes a college course.” Such titles are actually demeaning to the eSports industry. It is not simply about playing online games. ESports involves a mental element that is presented through the use of hi-tech software and computers. It can create a fantastic world of competition, where teamwork and innovation are needed. Society should rid itself of its bias toward eSports. This is a normal business which can contribute a lot to economic growth.

Chinese society is still resisting eSports as a whole. Some parents even send their eSports prodigies to Internet addiction camps, where they are sometimes considered as psychotic and are treated with electroconvulsive therapy. We have entered the era of eSports, but there is no effective mechanism to tell time-consuming, unproductive online gaming from eSports. By becoming included in college education, eSports is actually